fibulan.
/ˈfɪbjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˈfɪbjələ/ 1. Historical. A clasp, buckle, or brooch.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > clasp or buckle
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safety pin1867
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun]
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1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 346 Rings, Fibulæ and abundance of other implements.
1710 A. Pope Corr. 30 Dec. (1956) I. 111 His robe might be Subnected with a Fibula.
1835 W. Wordsworth Yarrow Revisited 34 The Fibula, whose shape..Still in the Highland Broach is seen.
1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. viii. 159 A small fibula of bone.
1869 T. Nichols Handy Bk. Brit. Mus. 349 There is also a large collection of fibulas or garment-fastenings.
2. Anatomy. The long or splint bone on the outer side of the leg (apparently from its resemblance to the tongue of a clasp, of which the tibia forms the other part).
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [noun] > bones of lower leg > fibula
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1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)
1741 A. Monro Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) 287 The sharpest Angle of the Fibula is anterior.
1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 375 This muscle arises from the two lower thirds of the posterior surface of the fibula.
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. v. 183 The femur does not articulate with the fibula.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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