lancet : Idioms & Phrases
Lancet arch
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noun an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
lancet.
WordNet
(Arch.) , a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height.
Webster 1913
Lancet architecture
- a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; peculiar to England and 13th century.
Webster 1913
Lancet fish
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noun large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
wolffish; lancetfish.
WordNet
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(Zoöl.) (a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox ), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth .(b) The doctor, or surgeon fish.
Webster 1913
lancet window
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noun a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery
WordNet
lancet-shaped
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adjective satellite shaped in the form of a lancet
