calyx eye

English

Noun

calyx eye (plural calyx eyes)

  1. A kind of oval-shaped needle eye with a slot for inserting the thread.
    • 1911, Leonard Arthur Bidwell, A Handbook of Intestinal Surgery, page 8:
      I do not advise those with calyx eyes, but I select needles with good oval eyes. I should like to condemn those made with flat, expanded ends.
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