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[Obs. or Colloq.] --
Mouth friend, one who professes friendship
insincerely. Shak. -- Mouth glass,
a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth. --
Mouth honor, honor given in words, but not
felt. Shak. -- Mouth organ.
(Mus.) (a) Pan's pipes. See
Pandean. (b) An harmonicon. --
Mouth pipe, an organ pipe with a lip or plate
to cut the escaping air and make a sound. -- To stop the
mouth, to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to
confound.

The mouth of them that speak lies shall be
stopped.

Ps. lxiii. 11.

Whose mouths must be
stopped.

Titus i. 11.

Mouth (mou&thlig;), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Mouthed (mou&thlig;d); p. pr. & vb.
n. Mouthing.] 1. To take into
the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to
devour. Dryden.

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