- Large blunt needle - A dagger. - An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp
point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer. - A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters
from a column or page in making corrections. - A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for
drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle. - A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair. - See Baudekin.