stylet

English

Etymology

From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɪlət

Noun

stylet (plural stylets)

  1. An engraving tool, a stylus.
  2. (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
  3. (surgery) A slender medical probe or device.
    Synonym: style
  4. (weaponry) A poniard or stiletto.
  5. (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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sti.lɛ/

Etymology 1

From Italian stiletto.

Noun

stylet m (plural stylets)

  1. stiletto (blade)

Etymology 2

From style +‎ -et.

Noun

stylet m (plural stylets)

  1. stylus
  2. (medicine) stylet

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