Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a piece of ordnance before priming; a priming-wire.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Mil.) An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.
Etymologies
- French (Wiktionary)
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘epinglette’.
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Irony
A list about iron, irons, and irony.
iron, irons, irony, Jeremy Irons, ferritin, ferruginous duck, ferruginous, ironing, hematite, limonite, magnetite, taconite and 144 more...
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Finer Points
Objects like needles and spines whose tips are drawn to a fine point.
poynet, prickpunch, spine, needle, pin, baton, glochid, quill, beak, stylet, trocar, harelip-needle and 66 more...
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fbharjo What is an ipinglette, I wonder? What does it clear priming for? What type of ordnance will it inspire? Mar 19, 2012