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languids

languids is the plural of languid.

Meaning of languid

Noun

languid (plural languids)

  1. Synonym of languet (“a flat plate in (or opposite and below the mouth of) the pipe of an organ”).
    • A new method of voicing flue pipes has recently been introduced by which a greater volume of tone is obtained without increasing the wind pressure. This is accomplished by making use of TWO languids in metal pipes with a space between the upper and lower languids. As may be required, a small hole...1913, William Horatio Clarke, “Double Languids”, in Standard Organ Building, Boston, Mass.: Richard G. Badger, the Gorham Press, →OCLC, page 150
    Synonyms:
    language, languet

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Questions about languids

What is languids the plural of?
Languids is the plural of languid.

Words near languids in the dictionary

  1. languid
  2. languid schizoid
  3. languidity
  4. languidly
  5. languidness
  6. languids
  7. languish
  8. languished
  9. languisher
  10. languishers
  11. languishes

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