OSSELET

Etymology

Noun

osselet (countable and uncountable, plural osselets)

A little bone.

(zoology) The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.

A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee.

Anagrams

• teloses, toeless

Source: Wiktionary


Os"se*let, n. Etym: [F.]

1. A little bone.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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