stylograph

[ stahy-luh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.

stylograph

/ -ˌɡrɑːf; ˈstaɪləˌɡræf /

noun

1. a fountain pen having a fine hollow tube as the writing point instead of a nib

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylograph¹

First recorded in 1865–70; stylo- ¹ + -graph

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylograph¹

C19: from styl ( us ) + -graph

Example Sentences

On a wooden board beside him was some music paper, and now and then with a stylograph he jotted down some notes.

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She was smoking a cigarette, and writing numbers of letters with a gold stylograph pen.

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He began studying the paper, but his eyes, I perceived, wandered often to the stylograph pen in my hand.

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Seeing him again directing curious glances at the stylograph, which I was turning about in my fingers, I offered it to him.

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It is quite fascinating, especially if you use a stylograph pen, which seems to go easier.

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Related Words

• fountain pen
• marker
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