| Mouth (mouth) |
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| n. | (mouth) |
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| Mouth |
; pl.
Mouths (mou***thlig]z). [OE. mouth,
muþ, AS. m ð; akin to D. mond,
OS. mð, G. mund, Icel. muðr,
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The opening through which an animal receives
food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the
cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the
pharynx; the buccal cavity.
An opening affording entrance or
exit; orifice; aperture;
The crosspiece of a
bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
A principal speaker; one who utters the
common opinion; a mouthpiece.
Cry; voice.
Speech; language; testimony.
A wry face; a grimace; a mow.
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| Mouth (mouth) |
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| v. t. | (mou***thlig]) |
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| Mouth |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Mouthed (mou&thlig]d); p. pr. *** vb.
n. Mouthing.] |
To take into
the mouth] to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to
devour.
To utter with a voice affectedly big or
swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous
manner.
To form or cleanse with the mouth; to
lick, as a bear her cub.
To make mouths at.
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To
speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to
rant.
To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.
To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or
contempt.
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