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Pronunciation : Ba*guet", Ba*guette"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. baguette, prop. a rodbacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu stick, staff.]
Definition : 1. (Arch.)

Defn: A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.

2. (Zo?l)

Defn: One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913