1.
[syn: fibula, calf bone]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
fibula \fib"u*la\ (f[i^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. fibul[ae]. [L.,
clasp, buckle.]
1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
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Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp.
--Wordsworth.
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2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones
of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
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3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fibula
n 1: the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg
between the knee and ankle [syn: fibula, calf bone]