Surgeons Paperknife Crossword Clue

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	noun • an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance • a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
	37%	4		French word for “hobby-horse” that, following its random selection from the pages of a dictionary using a paperknife, was given as the name of a nihilistic art movement co-founded by Jean Arp and Tristan Tzara
	noun • an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk • a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
	23%	8		Surgeons' needs
	noun • a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

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