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tongue
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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tongue the gift of tongues in the Christian Church, the ability to speak in a language unknown to the speaker, or to vocalize freely, usually in the context of religious (especially pentecostal or charismatic) worship, identified as a gift of the Holy Spirit.
the tongue always returns to the sore tooth proverbial saying, late 16th century, meaning that the mind constantly returns to a source of worry.
tongue in cheek without really meaning what one is saying or writing; putting one's tongue in one's cheek is a traditional gesture of sly humour.
See also
the Devil makes his Christmas pies of lawyers' tongues and clerks' fingers at devil,
the rough side of someone's tongue,
a still tongue makes a wise head.
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Tongue measures in individuals with normal and impaired swallowing.(Research)
Magazine article from: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...extant literature on measures of normal tongue function, to provide information on measures of tongue function in a group of individuals with...Performance Instrument was utilized to measure tongue function (strength and endurance) in a...
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Tongues of Fire/ Worshippers emit messages they can't put into words
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 5/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...doesn't like speaking-in- tongues churches. The devil wouldn...Hayes' mouth is open. Her tongue is wagging up and down. The sounds are like soft cries. Her tongue works them as fingers would...later that she first spoke in tongues when she was 12, living in...
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TONGUE TIE AND BREASTFEEDING: Assessing and overcoming the difficulties
Magazine article from: Community Practitioner; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Tongue tie, a condition in which the tongue's mobility is restricted, may reduce the ability of babies...recently, overlooked. This article highlights the effects of tongue tie on breastfeeding and what health professionals should be...
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Tongues. (Buffalo tongue hunting)
Magazine article from: The American Poetry Review; 11/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...silent inside a vat of tongues. But I'm wondering...it was to cut the tongue out. How rigid were...alive when their tongues were cut out...excision, or was the tongue hacked out? What...of the hunters eat tongue raw as some people...cuts of beef? Were tongues that should have...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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HEALTH: Tongue spied; The Year of the Goat starts next week, so we've been getting the lowdown on Chinese tongue diagnosis. Open up and say urgh!(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 1/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...from Chi Health Centres (020 7233 5566). Pale tongue Low energy, poor circulation and anaemia `Stella...to keep her blood sugar levels stable.' Plump tongue You're in good health. A tongue that looks thin from the side suggests tension...
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Speaking in tongues remains fascinating, controversial.(The Gazette)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...than not, begin speaking in tongues. The sounds are hard to put...Hayes' mouth is open. Her tongue is wagging up and down. The sounds are like soft cries. Her tongue works them as fingers would...later that she first spoke in tongues when she was 12, living in...
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Mother tongues and literary languages.
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...expressions involving the mother tongue (see the German Muttersprachler...who speak or teach their mother tongue). This needs to be examined more closely. Mother Tongues The expressions 'mother tongue' and 'mother language' are recorded...
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Flicking tongues.(why snakes flick their tongues)(includes related information on lizards)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the world. A Senseless Tongue? The taste idea looked...first a study of snake tongues showed some problems...discovered that a snake's tongue doesn't have any taste...ARTICLE: Lizards Are Tongue Flickers, Too Lizards...lizards also flick their tongues. But not all lizards...
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Tongue Tape(TM) Debuts New Varieties of Dissolvable Candy-Flavored Tongue Strips at Candy Expo 2003; Multi-Vitamin and Electrolyte-Infused Tongue Tape(TM) as Well As Adult-Targeted Line Slated for 2004.
PR Newswire; 5/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...new varieties of its breakthrough candy-flavored tongue strips, Tongue Tape(TM), at the National Confectioners Association...The Company will show buyers new assortments of Tongue Tape, including multi-vitamin, vitamin C and electrolyte...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Birds' tongues a lesson in adaptation.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 1/7/2008; 602 words
; ...feeder. Yes, birds have tongues, but they aren't like ours. There are as many tongue designs as there are...facing barbs on their tongues to help them hang on...sounds they make, but the tongue has no role in singing...probably don't use their tongues to form words. Whether...
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tongue
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
tongue The tongue plays an essential part in three main processes: in moving food around...the main salivary glands. The characteristic roughness of the healthy tongue is due to four types of papillae that cover the top and sides of the...
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TONGUE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...isogloss , from the Greek glṓssa , tongue; the phrases mother tongue , foreign tongue , and the Biblical gift of tongues ; such idioms as Has the cat got your tongue ? (said to someone who will not speak), to bite one's tongue (to...
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Speaking in Tongues
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...he phenomenon of speaking in tongues during ecstatic religious experiences...interpret what another speaking in tongues might be saying. Paul states that those who speak in a tongue that only God can understand...if one speaks in unknown tongues and no one can interpret the...
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Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. One Jake Brown Road...Video Equipment Manufacturing Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., located in Old...one-stop shopping approach, Blonder Tongue offers all the electronic equipment required...
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Tongue Worms
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Tongue Worms Tongue worms are bloodsucking endoparasites with a flattened, tongue like body, and are in the phylum Linguatulida. The final host of these parasites is a predaceous vertebrate, usually a reptile, but sometimes a mammal or a bird...
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