stylet
English
Etymology
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto.
Noun
stylet (plural stylets)
- A slender medical probe or device.
- (zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 120:
- Even octopuses without stylets almost certainly retain the molecular machinery necessary to build them.
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- (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
- A stiletto or poniard.
- An engraving tool, a stylus.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sti.lɛ/
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