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Chiefly plural. Considered as one of the organs of speech; often in figurative contexts. (In early examples chiefly in literalisms from the Vulgate) †…
The orifice in the head of a human or other vertebrate through which food is ingested and vocal sounds emitted; the cavity immediately behind this…