Lancet
Lancet , noun
[French lancette, dim. of lance lance. See Lance.]
1.
A surgical knife-like instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc.
2.
(Metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. — Knight
Collocations (2)
Lancet arch (Architecture) , a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height.
Lancet architecture , a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century.