Tongueless

Tongueless
Tongueless Tongue"less, a. 1. Having no tongue. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, speechless; mute. ``What tongueless blocks were they! would they not speak?'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

One good deed dying tongueless. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • tongueless — [tuŋ′lis] adj. 1. having no tongue 2. speechless * * * tongue·less (tŭngʹlĭs) adj. 1. Having no tongue. 2. Lacking the faculty of speech; mute. 3. Speechless; silent. * * * …   Universalium

  • tongueless — (adj.) late 14c., having no tongue; early 15c. as speechless, silent, from TONGUE (Cf. tongue) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tongueless — [tuŋ′lis] adj. 1. having no tongue 2. speechless …   English World dictionary

  • tongueless — adjective 1. lacking a tongue tongueless moccasins • Ant: ↑tongued 2. expressed without speech a mute appeal a silent curse best grief is tongueless Emily Dickinson the words stopped at her lips unsounded …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tongueless smooth-heads — pusdančiai švelniagalviai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Leptochilichthys angl. tongueless smooth heads rus. лептохилихты ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pusdančiai švelniagalviai siauresnis terminas – …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • tongueless — adjective Date: 14th century 1. having no tongue 2. lacking power of speech ; mute …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tongueless — adjective a) Having no tongue b) Lacking speech; mute …   Wiktionary

  • tongueless — adj. without a tongue; mute, unable to speak …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tongueless — tongue·less …   English syllables

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