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{{non-gloss|Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.}}

(historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.

A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.

The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.

(botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.

(surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.

(zoology) A small, thin, pointed body part.

# (entomology) A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.

(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.

A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.

A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.

A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.

(computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.

(publishing) A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.

To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).

(formal) To call or give a name or title to.

(informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.

(informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.