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Word entry · 6 letters

lancet

Best crossword clue

"Small surgical blade"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɑːn.sɪt/Part of speech nounSorted acelntStarts with LEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

Word origin

From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et.

Used in a sentence

  • With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus.
  • He looked away, into the cavernous space emptying of people. Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.

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