alphonsine
/alˈfɒnsiːn/ /alˈfɒnsɪn/(also Alphonsine) Surgery. Now historical and rare
noun
A kind of three-pronged forceps used especially for the extraction of bullets.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From the name of AlfonsoFerri, Italian surgeon + -ine, after French Alphonsin.
- déclassée
- décolletage
- décolleté
- décolletée
- découpage
- dégagé
- quarter-angled
- quarterback
- quarterback club
- quarterback sneak
- quarter-badge
- quarter ball
- quarter bell
- quarter bend
- quarter-bill
- quarter binding
- quarter block
- quarter-bloke
- quarter-blood
- quarter-board
- quarter boat
- quarter-book
- quarter boot
- quarter-bound
- quarter-boy