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bladelet

or blade·lette

[ bleyd-lit ]

noun

  1. a small, blade-shaped, sometimes retouched piece of stone used as the cutting edge of a weapon or tool by late Stone Age peoples.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bladelet1

First recorded in 1855–60; blade + -let

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