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Fibula   Listen
noun
Fibula  n.  (pl. fibulae)  
1.
A brooch, clasp, or buckle. "Mere fibulae, without a robe to clasp."
2.
(Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3.
(Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Fibula" Quotes from Famous Books



... regali pompa, more magis Persico. Adorata est more regum Persarum. Convivata est imperatorum, more Rom. Ad conciones galeata processit, cum limbo purpureo, gemmis dependentibus per ultimam fimbriam media etiam cyclade veluti fibula muliebri astricta, brachio saepe nudo. Fuit vultu subaquilo fusci coloris, oculis supra modum [Footnote: Ingentibus.] vigentibus, nigris, spiritus divini, venustatis incredibilis; tantus candor in dentibus, ut margaritas ...
— Zenobia - or, The Fall of Palmyra • William Ware



Words linked to "Fibula" :   leg bone, calf bone



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