noun
also lan·guette ˈlaŋgwə̇t, (ˈ)laŋ|gwet
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English languet, languette, from Middle French languete, languette, diminutive of langue tongue — more at language
1. : something resembling the tongue in form or function: as
a. : latchet 2
b. : a part of a sword hilt that overlaps the scabbard
c. : a tongue of land
2.
a. : the inner tongue or flat plate opposite the mouth of an organ flue pipe — called also languid
b. : the tongue of a harmonium or organ reed
c. : the finger key of a wind instrument
d. : the tongue of a harpsichord jack
3. : one of the small pointed processes on the median line of the branchial sac of certain ascidians