Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A needle, fixed in a light wooden handle, used in setting the wings of insects in any desired position.
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Examples
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She picked up the green-and-rose Pandorus, laid it on its back on a setting-block, affixed and pinned the oiled-paper strips, drew out the four wings with the setting-needle until they were symmetrical and the inner margin of the anterior pair was at right angles with the body.
The Danger Mark A. B. [Illustrator] Wenzell 1899
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