stylet

== English == === Etymology === From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɪlət === Noun === stylet (plural stylets) An engraving tool, a stylus. (botany) A style of a plant's flower. (surgery) A slender medical probe or device. Synonym: style (weaponry) A poniard or stiletto. (zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal. Synonym: style ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sti.lɛ/ === Etymology 1 === From Italian stiletto. ==== Noun ==== stylet m (plural stylets) stiletto (blade) === Etymology 2 === From style +‎ -et. ==== Noun ==== stylet m (plural stylets) stylus (medicine) stylet === Further reading === “stylet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012