\Ba*guet"\, Baguette \Ba*guette"\, n. [F. baguette, prop.
a rod? It. bacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu? stick, staff.]
1. (Arch.) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a
   bead.
2. (Zo["o]l) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided
   nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.