The Collaborative International Dictionary
Languet \Lan"guet\, n. [F. languette, dim. of langue tongue, L. lingua.]
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.
That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., literally "little tongue," from French languette, diminutive of langue "tongue," from Latin lingua (see lingual).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A tongue-shaped implement, specifically: 2 # A narrow blade on the edge of a spade or shovel. 3 # A piece of metal on a sword-hilt which overhangs the scabbard. 4 # A flat plate in (or opposite and below the mouth of) the pipe of an organ. 5 (context archaic English) A narrow tongue of land. 6 (context zoology English) A tongue-like organ found on certain tunicates.
Usage examples of "languet".
Kristenef, 77 Kusa, Prince, 308 Lamballe, Princesse de, 263 Landsfeld, Countess of, 146-148 Languet, Abbe, 63 Lauzun, Duc de, 62 Lavalliere, Duchesse de, 239 Lawrence, Sir Thomas, 201 Leclerc, General, 108, 109 Lichtenau, Countess, 120-126 Limburg, Duke of, 67, 68 Lorraine, Prince Charles of, 167, 301 Louis XIV.