stylet

The English word “stylet” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

An engraving tool, a stylus.
A style of a plant's flower.
A slender medical probe or device.
A poniard or stiletto.
A stiff, slender organ of an animal.

Etymology

From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.

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More English words

Styler
styler
stylesheet
styless
styletiform
styletted
stylewise
styleworthy

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