Fĭb'ū-lā or Fĭb'ū-LÆ, n.

n.; pl. Fĭb'ū-LÆ. [Lat. fībula, that which serves to fasten two things together, contracted for figibula, from figere, to fasten.]

1. A clasp or buckle. “Mere fibulæ, without a robe to clasp.” Wordsworth.
2. (Anat.) The outer and smaller bone of the leg.
3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.