Sagittal

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Sagittal
Author: Noah Webster

SAG’ITTAL, a. [L. sagittalis, from sagitta, an arrow; that which is thrown or driven, probably from the root of say and sing.]

Pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; as sagittal bars of yellow.

In anatomy, the sagittal suture is the suture which unites the parietal bones of the skull.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Sagittal," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed December 15, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4WWFPB8B5ZWNKNY.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Sagittal." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 15 Dec. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4WWFPB8B5ZWNKNY.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Sagittal' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 15 December 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4WWFPB8B5ZWNKNY.