\Fib"u*la\, n.; pl. {Fibul[AE]}. [L., clasp, buckle.]
1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
         Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp.
                                               --Wordsworth.
2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones
   of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.