Sunday, 29 November 2009



2. Zoology. an analogous organ in invertebrate animals.
4. the human tongue as the organ of speech.
5. the faculty or power of speech.
7. manner or character of speech.
9. a dialect.
11.tongues, speech, often incomprehensible, typically uttered during moments of religious ecstasy. object that resembles an animal's tongue in shape, position, or function.
17.a projecting strip along the centre of the edge or end of a board, for fitting into a groove in another board.
21.that part of a rail road switch that is shifted to direct the wheels of a locomotive or car to one or the other track of a rail road.
22.the pin of a buckle, brooch, etc.
–verb (used with object) articulate (tones played on a clarinet, trumpet, etc.) by strokes of the tongue.
24.Carpentry. cut a tongue on (a board). join or fit together by a tongue-and-groove joint. touch with the tongue. articulate or pronounce.
27.Archaic. reproach or scold. speak or utter.
–verb (used without object) tongue tones played on a clarinet, trumpet, etc. talk, especially idly or foolishly; chatter; prate. project like a tongue.

Kitty had heard of “langues de chat”
But when she was faced with reality,
She found some other cat had got her tongue.

1 comment:

willow said...

Delightful post!