BAGUETTES

Noun

baguettes

plural of baguette

Source: Wiktionary


BAGUETTE

Ba*guet", Ba*guette", n. Etym: [F. baguette, prop. a rodbacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu stick, staff.]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.

2. (Zoöl)

Definition: One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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