Lancet vs Langet - What's the difference?
lancet | langet |
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
(metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
A long thin strip of metal (usually either two or four) extending from the head of a staff weapon (such as a halberd) down a certain length of the wooden shaft, secured with nails or screws and designed to prevent splitting or breakage of the wood.
In some swords, an extension of the guard located on both flats of the blade, designed to fit tightly over the mouth of a scabbard and prevent accidental unsheathing.
As nouns the difference between lancet and langet
is that lancet is a sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc while langet is a collar, also called horse collar (part of harness) .lancet
English
Alternative forms
* launcet (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- (Knight)