† ˈcultellary, a. Obs.
[ad. med.L. cultellāris of or belonging to a knife, f. cultellus knife: see -ary.]
Having the form of a knife.
| [c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 200 Þou schalt make bitwixe þe fyngris cauteriis þat ben clepid cauterium cultellare. Ibid. 307 The .v. cauterie is maad in þis maner & is swiþe comoun & is clepid cultellare.] 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. xii. 388 The exulcerated and painful Wen..he cut..off with a cultellary Cautery. |