Osselet
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Osselet
A little bone. -
Osselet
(Zoöl) The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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(n)
osselet
A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee. -
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osselet
The cuttlebone, pen, or calamary of some squids or cuttlefish. -
(n)
osselet
Same as ossicle.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
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Osselet
a hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. osseus—os, ossis, bone; Gr. osteon, bone.
Usage in literature
For many years they were called Osselets of Cyprus. "The Art of Perfumery" by
Osselet: = ossicle; q.v. "Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology" by