What is a sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps called?
sharp — A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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