stylus
1 synonym for stylus, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An old tool like a thin rod, pointed at one end for scratching words onto clay or wax tablets, with a flat end for rubbing them out.
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Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”). Probably not directly related to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “a pillar”). Doublet of style.
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