needles (piercing tools)

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Scope note
Relatively slender, pointed instruments used for piercing, picking, scratching, engraving, or for other purposes.Common uses of needles include to draw thread or other fiber through cloth, leather, paper, skin and tissue, or another flexible material; as hollow, to inject a liquid; for engraving or etching metal. Historically, needles have been made of bronze, iron, bone, glass, steel, and other materials.
needles
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024