microblade

noun

Etymology

From micro- + blade.

  1. inherited from *bladą
  2. inherited from *blad
  3. inherited from blæd
  4. inherited from blade
  5. prefixed as microblade — “micro + blade

Definitions

  1. A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.

    • The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.

The neighborhood

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