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stilo

stylus; style (pen-like instrument)

noun STEE-loh Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: From Latin stilus, the pointed writing tool.

Also means

stiletto dagger

Usage Note

Stilo refers both to an ancient writing stylus and, by extension, to a slender pen or pencil-shaped object. In Renaissance usage it could also mean a thin dagger (pugnale a stilo). Do not confuse with stile, which means 'style' in the aesthetic sense — stilo is specifically the physical instrument.

Examples

"Lo scriba usava uno stilo di bronzo."

Natural Translation

The scribe used a bronze stylus.

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