Definitions for: Lancet

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

Webster (1913) Definition: Lan"cet, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See
Lance.]
1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly
sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in
opening abscesses, etc.

2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
--Knight.

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.

Lancet fish. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish ({Alepidosaurus
ferox}), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth.
(b) The doctor, or surgeon fish.

Synonyms: lance, lancet arch

See Also: Gothic arch, surgical knife

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