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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance;
[syn: lancet arch, lancet]

2. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions;
[syn: lancet, lance]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lancet \Lan"cet\, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See Lance.] 1. A surgical knife-like instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height. Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century. [1913 Webster] lancetfish
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lancet n 1: an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: lancet arch, lancet] 2: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: lancet, lance]