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Lash :: Lash (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given..

Oe :: Oe () a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oi. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of /. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words..

Lanier :: Lanier (n.) A thong of leather; a whip lash.

Triphthongal :: Triphthongal (a.) Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.

Lacing :: Lacing (n.) A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts..

Phthongal :: Phthongal (a.) Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; -- said of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc..

Monophthong :: Monophthong (n.) A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

Lingel :: Lingel (n.) A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.

Diphthongization :: Diphthongization (n.) The act of changing into a diphthong.

Phthongometer :: Phthongometer (n.) An instrument for measuring vocal sounds.

Diphthong :: Diphthong (v. t.) To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.

Blue :: Blue (superl.) Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue..

Tonic :: Tonic (n.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

Ae :: Ae () A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. ai. The Anglo-Saxon short ae was generally replaced by a, the long / by e or ee. In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E..

W :: W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the other, as weal

Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..

Triphthong :: Triphthong (n.) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs..

Lime :: Lime (n.) A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.

Diphthongic :: Diphthongic (a.) Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.

Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong..

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