lamb's-tongue

noun

plural lamb's-tongues

1

a

: hoary plantain sense 1

b

: lamb's-quarters sense 1

c

: an American dogtooth violet

2

a

: a molding having a tapering tongue-shaped section or half such a section

b

: an ovolo and fillet worked alternately along the edge of a board

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