tongue

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substantive

P. and V. γλῶσσα, ἡ, often P. and V. στόμα (mouth).

speech, language: P. and V. γλῶσσα, ἡ, φωνή, ἡ, V. φάτις, ἡ, φθόγγος, ὁ.

have on the tip of one's tongue: V. διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν, cf. ἀνὰ στόμ' ἀεὶ καὶ διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν (Euripides, Andromache 95), and ἔχειν διὰ στόμα (Ar., Lys. 855).

give tongue, v.: P. and V. κλαγγαίνειν (Xen.); see bark.

give tongue to evil words: V. ἐπιγλωσσᾶσθαι κακά.

hold one's tongue: P. and V. σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν; see keep silence, under silence.

tie (a person's) tongue, tie tongue: P. ἐμφράσσειν στόμα, Ar. ἐπιβύειν στόμα.

wield a ready tongue, v.: Ar. γλωττοστροφεῖν.

tongue of a balance: Ar. and P. τρυτάνη, ἡ.

tongue of a musical instrument. P. γλῶσσα, ἡ.

tongue of land: P. and V. ἰσθμός, ὁ, αὐχήν, ὁ (Xenophon and Euripides, Electra 1288).