Acus
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
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Historical Examples
For acus with an aspiration nor without is no word of the countrey.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Volume XIV (of 16) Richard Hakluyt
Amongst these is the Roman fibula, which instead of being made of one piece of metal, is of two pieces—the bow and the acus.
Jewellery H. Clifford Smith,
Rhadamanthus judged the Asiatics, Æ´acus the Europeans; and when a very difficult case arose it was referred to Minos.
The Student’s Mythology Catherine Ann White
Family names usually terminate in -ĭd (after Latin patronymics, such as acĭd, sons or descendants of acus).
The New Gresham Encyclopedia Various
Patroclus alone sat opposite to him in silence, waiting upon the descendant of acus when he should cease to sing.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) Homer
The kingdome of acus is one onely small citie, where they gather cotton which is called Acucu.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Volume XIV (of 16) Richard Hakluyt
Thus he spake, and he aroused the spirit within his breast; and he hastened to run to the ships to Achilles, the grandson of acus.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) Homer
Aeacus (Ae′acus), one of the judges of hell, with Minos and Rhadamanthus.
1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described Edward S. Ellis
Seuerall sorts of fishes there are which do or may beare the names of seawoodcocks as the acus maior scolopax and saurus.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne Thomas Browne
Administrative Conference of the United States
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