fleam

[ fleem ]

/ flim /

noun

Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.

the beveled leading edge of a sawtooth.

Origin of fleam

1375–1425; late Middle English fleme, fleom<Middle French flieme ≪ Late Latin phlebotomus,<Greek phlebotómon;see phlebo-, tome

Words nearby fleam

flea beetle, fleabite, flea-bitten, flea collar, flea-flicker, fleam, flea market, fleapit, fleawort, flecainide acetate, flèche

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Example sentences from the Web for fleam

But, vein or artery, it signified little; no living blood gushed out; only a little watery moisture followed the cut of the fleam.
A Dark Night's Work|Elizabeth Gaskell
Taking a fleam from her pocket, she lanced the lump and let it bleed freely.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825|Gordon Sellar
Immediately the fleam was removed and a jet of blood came forth that was caught and measured in a container.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis
He fumbled in his pockets as he spoke, and, as chance would it, the “fleam” (or cattle lancet) was somewhere about his dress.
A Dark Night's Work|Elizabeth Gaskell

These are enlarged versions of the fleam employed in human bloodletting.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis

British Dictionary definitions for fleam

fleam

/ (fliːm) /

noun

archaic a lancet used for letting blood

Word Origin for fleam

C16: from Old French flieme, alteration of Late Latin phlebotomus lancet (literally: vein cutter); see phlebotomy

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单词	fleam
释义	fleam [ fleem ] / flim / noun Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins. the beveled leading edge of a sawtooth. Origin of fleam 1375–1425; late Middle English fleme, fleom<Middle French flieme ≪ Late Latin phlebotomus,<Greek phlebotómon;see phlebo-, tome Words nearby fleam flea beetle, fleabite, flea-bitten, flea collar, flea-flicker, fleam, flea market, fleapit, fleawort, flecainide acetate, flèche Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fleam But, vein or artery, it signified little; no living blood gushed out; only a little watery moisture followed the cut of the fleam. A Dark Night's Work\|Elizabeth Gaskell Taking a fleam from her pocket, she lanced the lump and let it bleed freely. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825\|Gordon Sellar Immediately the fleam was removed and a jet of blood came forth that was caught and measured in a container. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology\|Audrey Davis He fumbled in his pockets as he spoke, and, as chance would it, the “fleam” (or cattle lancet) was somewhere about his dress. A Dark Night's Work\|Elizabeth Gaskell These are enlarged versions of the fleam employed in human bloodletting. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology\|Audrey Davis British Dictionary definitions for fleam fleam / (fliːm) / noun archaic a lancet used for letting blood Word Origin for fleam C16: from Old French flieme, alteration of Late Latin phlebotomus lancet (literally: vein cutter); see phlebotomy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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