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Stylet   Listen
noun
Stylet  n.  
1.
A small poniard; a stiletto.
2.
(Surg.)
(a)
An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, called also specillum.
(b)
A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging.
3.
(Zool.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.





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"Stylet" Quotes from Famous Books



... should catch at last Thy serenader? While there's cast Paul's cloak about my head, and fast Gian pinions me, Himself has past His stylet thro' my back; I reel; And... is it thou ...
— Dramatic Romances • Robert Browning
... perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel, gimlet, stylet[obs3], drill, wimble[obs3], awl, bradawl, scoop, terrier, corkscrew, dibble, trocar[Med], trepan, probe, bodkin, needle, stiletto, rimer, warder, lancet; punch, puncheon; spikebit[obs3], gouge; spear &c. (weapon) 727; puncher; punching ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


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