Fib"u*la (?), n.; pl. FibulAe (#). [L., clasp, buckle.]
1.
A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
Mere fibulae, without a robe to clasp. Wordsworth.
2. Anat.
The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3. Surg.
A needle for sewing up wounds.
© Webster 1913.
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