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Styluses

Scope note

Any small pencil-shaped instruments with a hard point, usually metal; used for incising lines on a soft surface or for transferring drawings. MAYER

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022483

Term used for

styles
styli

Equivalent Terms used

stylus

Created

13yrs ago

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