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lancet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lancet \Lan"cet\, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See {Lance}.] 1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc 2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. --Knight. {Lancet arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height. {Lancet architecture}, a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century. {Lancet fish}. (Zo["o]l.) a A large voracious, deep-sea fish ({Alepidosaurus ferox}), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. b The doctor, or surgeon fish. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lancet n 1: an acutely pointed arch, like a lance [syn: {lancet arch}] 2: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: {lance}]
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