point of the tongue

  • 1To hold the tongue — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an …

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  • 2slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was …

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  • 3slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was …

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  • 4Battle of the Tongue River — Part of the Indian Wars Date August 29, 1865 Location Sheridan County, Wyoming Result …

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  • 5Tongue —    TONGUE, a parish, in the county of Sutherland, 250 miles (N. by W.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the island of Roan, and the villages of Tongue, Skianid, and Torrisdale, 2041 inhabitants, of whom 1558 are in the rural districts. This place …

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  • 6Tongue — Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an organ… …

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  • 7Tongue bone — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an …

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  • 8Tongue grafting — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an …

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  • 9The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) —     The Rite of Constantinople     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople     (Also BYZANTINE RITE.)     The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …

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  • 10The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — The Private Life of the late Benjamin Franklin   …

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