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English
Etymology
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto.
Pronunciation
Noun
stylet (plural stylets)
- An engraving tool, a stylus.
- (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
- (surgery) A slender medical probe or device.
- Synonym: style
- (weaponry) A poniard or stiletto.
- (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
Etymology 1
From Italian stiletto.
Noun
stylet m (plural stylets)
- stiletto (blade)
Etymology 2
From style + -et.
Noun
stylet m (plural stylets)
- stylus
- (medicine) stylet
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