Found 2 items, similar to lancet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lancet lancet n 1: an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: lancet arch ] 2: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: lance]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lancet 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]