mouth case (mouthkas)

In entom., that part of the integument of a pupa that covers the mouth. mouthed (moutht), p. a. Furnished with a mouth: mainly used in composition, to note some characteristic of mouth or of speech, as in hard-mouthed, foul - mouthed, mealy - mouthed. A iangler, and euill mouthed one. Gower, Conf. Amant., v. And set me down, and took a mouthed shell And murmur'd into it, and made melody. Keats , Hyper i on, ii. mouther (mou'тнėr), n . One who mouths; an affected declaimer. organ. A set of Pan pipes, better known to the many as a mouth Dickens, Sketches. ( Davies .) 2. In zoöl . , one of the parts or appendages of the mouth. IMG:content-1032.png:[blocks in formation] Mouth-parts of a Beetle ( Harpalus caligi. nos us), viewed from the under side. M, M, the mandibles; G, gena, or cheek; 1, glo a, and 2, 2, the para glo æ, together composing the ligula; 3, labial palp; 4, lacinia; 5, galea; 6 6, maxillary palp (4, 5, 6 composing the maxilla); 7, a small part of the labrum visible mentum bentu 10, 11, antenna (9, 8, 3, 2, and together part which compose the labium or under lip and its apt ouches the pendages). lips or is held in the mouth, as in a musical instrument, a tobacco-pipe, cigar-holder, etc. See cut under clarinet. - 2. One who delivers the opinions of others; one who speaks on behalf of others: as, the mouthpiece of an as mouth. Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art, A good mouth - filling oath. Shak ., 1 Hen. IV., iii. 1. 259. mouth-foot (mouth'fut), n. Amouth-part which consists of a modified foot or limb; a a foot-j foot-jaw or maxilliped: generally in the plural. I come the mouthpiece of our King to Doorm. Tennyson, Geraint.