stylar

[ stahy-ler ]

/ ˈstaɪ lər /

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adjective

having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.

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Origin of stylar

First recorded in 1605–15; styl(us) + -ar¹

Words nearby stylar

S twist, sty, stye, Stygian, styl-, stylar, stylate, style, stylebook, stylee, styler

How to use stylar in a sentence

Of the three small stylar cusps on the stylar shelf of M2 the smallest is in the position of a mesostyle.
Records of the Fossil Mammal Sinclairella, Family Apatemyidae, From the Chadronian and Orellan|William A. Clemens