CARRELET
\kˈaɹɛlət], \kˈaɹɛlət], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɛ_l_ə_t]\
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A straight needle, two or three inches long, the point of which is triangular; and which the ancients used in different operations. Also, a wooden, triangular frame for fixing a cloth through which different pharmaceutical preparations are passed.
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