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Webster 1913 Edition

Osselet

Os′se-let

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Noun.
[F.]
1.
A little bone.
2.
(Zool.)
The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.

Webster 1828 Edition

Osselet

OS'SELET

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Noun.
[L. os, osis, a bone.]
A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee, among the small bones.

Definition 2024

osselet

osselet

English

Noun

osselet ‎(plural osselets)

  1. A little bone.
  2. (zoology) The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.

French

Etymology

From Old French ossel + -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔslɛ/

Noun

osselet m ‎(plural osselets)

  1. small bone; (of the ear) ossicle
  2. jack, knucklebone

Etymology

French

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