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Meanings of lancet (lancets) in English

Spanish
lanceta

An acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance.

lanceta
Portuguese
lança

A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions.

lança

A narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery.

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Examples for "lancet window"
Examples for "lancet window"
1
The chancel with its fine triple lancet window is Early English.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
2
She saw him raise his eyes to the lancet window and saw him smile.
The Flanders Panel
3
Then she went to a narrow lancet window set in the stone wall, opened it and retrieved a thermometer.
The coldest blood
4
Instead of sitting down, the young noble leaned against a lancet window which commanded a view of the neighboring castle.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
5
Nothing of the sacred edifice remained, however, but the Gothic front, with its deep portal and grand lancet window, already described.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
Usage of lancets in English
1
The glass of the three lancets is the oldest in the cathedral.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
2
The windows above the arcade are single lancets, one in each bay.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
3
The glass in the lancets above the five sisters is modern.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York / A Description ...
4
The figures on the painted glass of the lancets were singing.
A Child's Book of Saints
5
Wait until you read about what my little lancets can do.
Time After Time
6
It contains three pointed and cusped lancets on each side, and is without buttresses.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
7
The art is useful for making knives, lancets, and machinery.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4
8
Its five lancets, though not large, are boldly decorated with shafts, carvings, and mouldings.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of York / A Description ...
9
My mom's diabetic, so she's got lancets in her room for testing her blood.
Wings
10
The fine triple lancets of the chancel, transepts and west end also call for notice.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
11
The twelve lancets were broken to pieces, whilst the stomach remained perfectly sound and entire.
The Book of Household Management
12
The rose-window, beneath which the lancets are placed, is of great dimensions and effective tracery.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 / France and the Net...
13
Bloody knives, lancets, and razors strewed about the floor.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
14
And what is the price of a set of lancets and bleeding-cups for human use?
Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son
15
Once we were under the lancets of St. Vitus's Cathedral, a second conviction began to form.
A Time of Gifts
16
The short-bladed steak knives even looked like lancets.
Alas, Babylon
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Translations for lancets
Portuguese
lança
Lancets through the time