FIBULA

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A brooch, clasp, or buckle. Mere fibulæ, without a robe to clasp. Wordsworth.

2.
n.

The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.

3.
n.

A needle for sewing up wounds.


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