"stylet" meaning in English

See stylet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stylet.wav [US] Forms: stylets [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪlət Etymology: From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|stylet||stiletto}} French stylet (“stiletto”), {{uder|en|frm|stilet||stiletto}} Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), {{uder|en|it|stiletto|}} Italian stiletto, {{doublet|en|stiletto}} Doublet of stiletto, {{surf|en|style|-et}} By surface analysis, style + -et Head templates: {{en-noun}} stylet (plural stylets)
  1. An engraving tool, a stylus.
    Sense id: en-stylet-en-noun-dBsJXTOu Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 16 21 25 24 14
  2. (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
    Sense id: en-stylet-en-noun-xWSvrk~M Categories (other): Botany, English terms suffixed with -et, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 16 21 25 24 14 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 11 58 7 7 17 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (surgery) A slender medical probe or device. Synonyms: style
    Sense id: en-stylet-en-noun-XWrdsX4y Categories (other): Surgery, English terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 16 21 25 24 14 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  4. (weaponry) A poniard or stiletto.
    Sense id: en-stylet-en-noun-W2OxtFsk Categories (other): Weapons, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -et, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Animal body parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 27 8 36 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 16 21 25 24 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 19 15 36 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 23 7 32 13 8 4 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 28 5 35 15 5 3 5 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 23 6 44 21 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  5. (zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal. Synonyms: style
    Sense id: en-stylet-en-noun-nVi8IY6C Categories (other): Zoology, English terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 16 21 25 24 14 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: styletiform, styletted

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