stylet
stylet · stylets
An engraving tool, a stylusAn engraving tool, a stylus.
Meaning
5 sensesAn engraving tool, a stylus.
A style of a plant's flower.
A slender medical probe or device.
A poniard or stiletto.
A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
More definitions
- small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
Origin
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old ItalianFrom French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.
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