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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread What's that you've got in your mouth? #103193 05/13/2003 2:58 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Run your tongue along the front of your top teeth between the gum and your lip. About half way along there's a web of skin. There's a similar but less prominent one between your bottom gum and your bottom lip. What are they called? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's that you've got in your mouth? #103194 05/13/2003 3:12 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 320 Sarasota, Florida, US slithy toves enthusiast slithy toves enthusiast Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 320 Sarasota, Florida, US Frenum, or sometimes referred to as a frenulum. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's that you've got in your mouth? #103195 05/13/2003 3:22 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Thank you. That's what I call service. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's that you've got in your mouth? #103196 05/13/2003 1:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Here's what Atomica gives as the etymology: [Latin fre*num, bridle, from frendere, to grind.] It also says the plural is frenula. (Good for you, slithy; I had no idea.) *There is supposed to be a straight line over the e, but it appeared here as a cedilla. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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