| Lancet | 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 ]
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| lancet fish | n. (Zool.) A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth and a long saillike dorsal fin. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- lancet fish, wolffish. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ] 2. The doctor, or surgeon fish. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: lancetfish |
