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Silver tongue

//ˌsɪlvəˈtʌŋ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The trait of being articulate and clever at speaking, often in a deceitful way. idiomatic

    "[H]e passed into the saloon, where Nina presided; and here his fair person and silver tongue […"

  2. 2
    The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia). US

Etymology

From silver (adjective, noun) + tongue (noun). Sense 1 (“trait of being articulate and clever at speaking”) is probably from silver-tongued, which is attested earlier than the noun.

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