fibula
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Definition of fibula
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
“Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.”
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noun
-
An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
“Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.”
- The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”). The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin.
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