Languet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Languet \Lan"guet\, n. [F. languette, dim. of langue tongue, L.
     lingua.]
     1. Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif.,
        the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current
        of air toward its mouth.
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     2. That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which
        overlaps the scabbard.
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