01 n. A small poniard; a stiletto.
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1.
A small poniard; a stiletto.
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2.
An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum.(Surg.) Also: specillum
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3.
Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.(Zool.)