LANCETS

Noun

lancets

plural of lancet

Anagrams

• Stancel, cantels, cantles, centals, scantle

Proper noun

Lancets

plural of Lancet

Anagrams

• Stancel, cantels, cantles, centals, scantle

Source: Wiktionary


LANCET

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



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