noun
Meaning 1
An engraving tool, a stylus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
stylet
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rhymes with -aɪlət
noun
Meaning 2
A style of a plant's flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A slender medical probe or device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Synonyms: style
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noun
Meaning 4
A poniard or stiletto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Meaning 5
A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: style
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noun
Meaning 6
small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: style
History
Etymology
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.