lancets
plural of lancet
• Stancel, cantels, cantles, centals, scantle
Lancets
plural of Lancet
• Stancel, cantels, cantles, centals, scantle
Source: Wiktionary
Lan"cet, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.) (a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. (b) The doctor, or surgeon fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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