Crossword-Solution: STYLET
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Stylet | n. | A small poniard; a stiletto. |
| Stylet | n. | An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. |
| Stylet | n. | A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. |
| Stylet | n. | 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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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETARE
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greedy person
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Sentences with STYLET (5)
The first blow of the stylet, cautiously directed, is therefore aimed at the lethal fore-legs, which imperil the vivisector's own existence.
Next this urn, carefully sealed up, there was another vase, containing three gold rings adorned with precious stones, two gold spurs, the bit of a battle-horse, very slightly rusted, and chased with silver and gold, a sort of seal with rough coat-of-arms, a necklace of large and very choice pearls, a stylet or pencil for calligraphy, and a hundred gold and silver coins bearing the effigy of Domitian, a very wicked emperor, who reigned over Rome and over Gaul in those days.
The instrument is passed along the lumen of the segment to be dealt with, and a ligature applied around the vein above the bulbous end of the stylet enables nearly the whole length of the great saphena vein to be dragged out in one piece.
The tube is made of copper so that it can be bent to any curve, and the copper wire stylet prevents kinking.
The stylet is removed before using the tube for aspiration.] [28] _Aspirators_.--The various electric aspirators so universally used in throat operations should be utilized to withdraw secretions in the tubes fitted with drainage canals.
Quotes with STYLET (1)
Come, Paul!" she reiterated, her eye grazing me with its hard ray like a steel stylet. She pushed against her kinsman. I thought he receded; I thought he would go. Pierced deeper than I could endure, made now to feel what defied suppression, I cried -"My heart will break!" What I felt seemed literal heart-break; but the seal of another fountain yielded under the strain: one breath from M. Paul, the whisper, "Trust me!" lifted a load, opened an outlet. With many a deep sob, wi…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 49 times in crossword archives (1963–2023).