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Fibula
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle. Mere fibulæ, without a robe to clasp. Wordsworth.
2. The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3. A needle for sewing up wounds.