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languetta

languetta [OF languete, cf. ME langet] 1 ‘tongue’ or projecting piece of land. 1238 Ricardus posuit in visu suo quandam terram arabilem et quandam langettam bosci; et de langetta dicunt ‥ JustIt 174 m. 2d.; ex altera parte ripe est quedam ~a marisci inter Cloggesmere et magnum pontem, et est communis (Cust. Ely) Terr. Fleet 168. 2 tongue-shaped metal artefact, perh. spatula or sim.. 1300 duos ciphos argenteos cum pedibus argenteis ‥ et unam ~am argenteam et duodecim coclearia argentea Cl 117 m. 8; 1303 cyphus auri cum pede et cooperculo aymell’ cum langett’ DocExch 281.

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