Lectionary Calendar
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Dictionaries
Forceps
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.
(2):
(n.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Forceps'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/forceps.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Forceps'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/forceps.html. 1828.
