bladelet

or blade·lette

[ bleyd-lit ]

/ ˈbleɪd lɪt /

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noun

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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Also called microblade.

Origin of bladelet

First recorded in 1855–60; blade + -let

Words nearby bladelet

blade, blade apple, bladebone, bladed, blade grader, bladelet, blade-shearing, blade slap, blading, blady grass, blae