2. Hence, speechless; mute. ``What tongueless blocks were
they! would they not speak?'' --Shak.
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3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [Obs.]
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One good deed dying tongueless. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
tongueless smooth-heads — pusdančiai švelniagalviai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Vandenynų atogrąžų zonos žemyniniai šlaitai (800–1400 m) ir absisalė (2000–3000 m gelmės). 1 gentis, 2 rūšys. Turi dantis tik ant apatinio žiomens.… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
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
