microblade

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Etymology

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micro- +‎ blade

Noun

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microblade (plural microblades)

  1. (archaeology, sometimes attributive) A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.
    The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.