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Languid

Languid (Fr.: biseau, languette; Ger.: Kern, Pfeifenkern; It.: lingua), plate of metal fixed horizontally to the upper extremity of the foot of metal flue organ pipes, with beveled front edge. The block of a wooden pipe is sometimes called languid.

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