† porte-aiguillen.
Medicine. Obsolete. rare.
A kind of forceps for holding a surgical needle.
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1830 Lancet 29 May 350/2 A curved needle with the thread was now introduced behind the palate by means of the ‘porte-aiguille’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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