stylet
English edit
Etymology edit
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aɪlət
Noun edit
stylet (plural stylets)
- An engraving tool, a stylus.
- (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
- (surgery) A slender medical probe or device.
- Synonym: style
- (weaponry) A poniard or stiletto.
- (zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
- Synonym: style
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 120:
- Even octopuses without stylets almost certainly retain the molecular machinery necessary to build them.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
stylet m (plural stylets)
- stiletto (blade)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
stylet m (plural stylets)
Further reading edit
- “stylet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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