Definition of osselet in English:

osselet

noun ˈɒs(ə)lɪt

1Zoology and Anatomy. Originally: any of the small bones of the carpus or tarsus of a horse. Later also: any of various other types of small bone or ossicle. Now rare or historical.
2In plural A game like knuckle-bones or jacks, played with the carpal or tarsal bones of a quadruped (or objects of similar size). rare.
3Veterinary Medicine. A hard or bony growth on a joint of a horse; specifically such a growth on the fetlock. Also (in plural): the condition of having such a growth or growths; periostitis in the region of the fetlock.

Origin

Late 17th century. From French osselet small bone, kind of game, swelling of the fetlock, internal bone of a fossil cephalopod from classical Latin oss-, os bone + French -let.

Definition of osselet in US English:

osselet

nounˈɒs(ə)lɪt

1Zoology and Anatomy. Originally: any of the small bones of the carpus or tarsus of a horse. Later also: any of various other types of small bone or ossicle. Now rare or historical.
2In plural A game like knuckle-bones or jacks, played with the carpal or tarsal bones of a quadruped (or objects of similar size). rare.
3Veterinary Medicine. A hard or bony growth on a joint of a horse; specifically such a growth on the fetlock. Also (in plural): the condition of having such a growth or growths; periostitis in the region of the fetlock.

Origin

Late 17th century. From French osselet small bone, kind of game, swelling of the fetlock, internal bone of a fossil cephalopod from classical Latin oss-, os bone + French -let.

单词	osselet
释义	Definition of osselet in English: osselet noun ˈɒs(ə)lɪt 1Zoology and Anatomy. Originally: any of the small bones of the carpus or tarsus of a horse. Later also: any of various other types of small bone or ossicle. Now rare or historical. 2In plural A game like knuckle-bones or jacks, played with the carpal or tarsal bones of a quadruped (or objects of similar size). rare. 3Veterinary Medicine. A hard or bony growth on a joint of a horse; specifically such a growth on the fetlock. Also (in plural): the condition of having such a growth or growths; periostitis in the region of the fetlock. Origin Late 17th century. From French osselet small bone, kind of game, swelling of the fetlock, internal bone of a fossil cephalopod from classical Latin oss-, os bone + French -let. Definition of osselet in US English: osselet nounˈɒs(ə)lɪt 1Zoology and Anatomy. Originally: any of the small bones of the carpus or tarsus of a horse. Later also: any of various other types of small bone or ossicle. Now rare or historical. 2In plural A game like knuckle-bones or jacks, played with the carpal or tarsal bones of a quadruped (or objects of similar size). rare. 3Veterinary Medicine. A hard or bony growth on a joint of a horse; specifically such a growth on the fetlock. Also (in plural): the condition of having such a growth or growths; periostitis in the region of the fetlock. Origin Late 17th century. From French osselet small bone, kind of game, swelling of the fetlock, internal bone of a fossil cephalopod from classical Latin oss-, os bone + French -let.
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