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PRONUNCIATION OF EGG AND TONGUE

egg and tongue  [ɛɡ ən tʌŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGG AND TONGUE

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Egg and tongue is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EGG AND TONGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Egg-and-dart

Egg-and-dart or Egg-and-tongue is an ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter-round ovolo mouldings, consisting of an egg-shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart. Egg-and-dart enrichment of the ovolo molding of the Ionic capital is found in Ancient Greek architecture at the Erechtheion and was used by the Romans. Egg-and-dart molding at the top of an Ionic capital This design motif has been common in the classical architecture of Europe since the Renaissance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EGG AND TONGUE


beardtongue
ˈbɪədˌtʌŋ
bluetongue
ˌbluːˈtʌŋ
Nantong
ˈnænˈtʌŋ
Nantung
ˈnænˈtʌŋ
out-tongue
ˌaʊtˈtʌŋ
oxtongue
ˈɒksˌtʌŋ
shantung
ˌʃænˈtʌŋ
stung
stʌŋ
tongue
tʌŋ
unstung
ʌnˈstʌŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGG AND TONGUE

egg
egg and anchor
egg and dart
egg cell
egg cup
egg custard
egg flip
egg roll
egg sandwich
egg slice
egg spoon
egg timer
egg tooth
egg white
egg yolk
egg-and-spoon race
egg-binding
egg-bound
egg-shaped
egg-slicer

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGG AND TONGUE

adder´s-tongue
bull tongue
chaise longue
dog´s-tongue
double-tongue
hart´s-tongue
hold one´s tongue
hound´s-tongue
lamb´s tongue
langue
mother-in-law´s tongue
mother tongue
native tongue
on the tip of one´s tongue
sharp tongue
silver tongue
single-tongue
the rough side of one´s tongue
triple-tongue
wooden tongue
woody tongue

Synonyms and antonyms of egg and tongue in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF EGG AND TONGUE

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Translator English - Chinese

鸡蛋和舌头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huevo y la lengua
570 millions of speakers

English

egg and tongue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंडा और जीभ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيض واللسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

яйцо и язык
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovo e da língua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিম এবং জিহ্বা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oeuf et de la langue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telur dan lidah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ei und Zunge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卵と舌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

계란과 혀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Endhog lan ilat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trứng và lưỡi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டை மற்றும் நாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडी आणि जीभ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yumurta ve dil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uovo e la lingua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jaj i język
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яйце і мова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ou și limbă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυγών και της γλώσσας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eier en tong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ägg och tunga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egg og tunge
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGG AND TONGUE»

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Greek and Roman Architecture
The roundel* has the bead-and-reel, and when so adorned is often called an astragal : the ' echinus ' or ' ovolo ' profile has the egg-and-tongue : the cyma reversa has the heart-shaped leaf-and-dart ; the Doric hawksbeak has a simple ...
D. S. Robertson, 1929
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A general and bibliographical dictionary of the fine arts
It is still much used, and called the egg and tongue ornament. See Echinus. Egg and Tongue. In architecture. A graceful ornament sculptured between the volutes of the Ionic order, which may bo represented, if traced back, as is done by M.
James Elmes, 1824
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Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
... tongue An egg-shaped ornament alternating with a dart-like ornament, used to enrich ovolo and echinus moldings and also on bands. In the egg-and-anehor, egg-and-arrow, and egg-and-tongue moldings, the dart-like ornament is varied in  ...
Cyril M. Harris, 2013
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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Interior Design
(2) In furniture, an orna- mental motif called the EGG AND DART, egg and tongue , or egg and anchor that is carved on the ovolo molding offurniture. eclecticism The borrowing and combining of art forms and motifs from multiple past periods ...
Mark Hinchman, 2014
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Italian Renaissance Frames at the V&A
The cornice, missing on one side, is decorated with simplified egg-and-dart and leaf-and-tongue and supports the arched pediment. The pediment is decorated with the same leaf-and-tongue moulding on the outer edge and egg-and-tongue  ...
Christine Powell, Zoë Allen, 2010
6
Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
Greek Ionic cyma moulding with egg and dart, and bead and reel ornament egg and tongue see egg and dart. egg-crate ceiling see cell ceiling. eggshell a general word to describe a grade of glossiness in a dry paint surface À that between ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2012
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The National Cook Book
EGG AND TONGUE PATES. Instead of making cups of rounds of breads, use empty shells of pastry for holding the minced tongue, the ring of meringue, and the raw yolk. By the time they are thoroughly heated in the oven the eggs will be done ...
Marion Harland, Christine Herrick, 2001
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Sagalassos II:
A plain corona, supported by consoles crowned with a surrounding egg-and- tongue, separates these mouldings from those underlying it. The front of each console is surmounted by three eggs of which the two outer ones form the corners.
Marc Waelkens, Jeroen Poblome, 1993
9
Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume
1. Frets and other patterns based on them, examples a and b. 2. The " wave " or " spiral " pattern, the " egg and tongue '' pattern, examples c and d (with these may be mentioned the " bead and reel -' pattern and the " waterleaf "). 3. Leaf and ...
Mary G. Houston, 2003
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A handbook of ornament
Roman leaf, (Jacobsthal). 8. Greek egg-and-tongue, Erechtheum, Athens. 9. Campana egg-and-tongue, Graeco-Italic, Campana collection. 10. Colossal egg- and-leaf, temple of Jupiter Tonans, Rome. 11 Roman egg'and'dart, Arles cathedral, ...
F.S. Meyer

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGG AND TONGUE»

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Roll up for edible ashtrays, leeches and amputated limbs from the …
On the eve of London Fashion Week last year, culinary creatives Bompas and Parr served knowing canapés of jellied egg and tongue to a ... «The Independent, Jan 13»

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