lancet

2 definitions found

lancet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lancet \Lan"cet\, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See
     Lance.]
     1. A surgical knife-like instrument of various forms,
        commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection,
        and in opening abscesses, etc.
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     2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
        --Knight.
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     Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or
        span, is narrow compared with the height.
  
     Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of
        architecture, in which lancet arches are common; --
        peculiar to England and 13th century.
        [1913 Webster] lancetfish

lancet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lancet
      n 1: an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: lancet arch
           , lancet]
      2: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for
         punctures and small incisions [syn: lancet, lance]