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stylograph

American  
[stahy-luh-graf, -grahf] / ˈstaɪ ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

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


stylograph British  
/ ˈstaɪləˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stylograph

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

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"I'll do both," said Lupton, and took out his stylograph, and called a waiter to bring him hotel writing paper.

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood

"Bring him in," said the inspector calmly, and arranging some sheets of paper, which he took out of his pocket along with a stylograph pen.

From The Solitary Farm by Fergus Hume

There is no possibility of mistaking writing produced by a stylograph for that of an ordinary steel nib.

From The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents by Douglas Blackburn

But first he changed the quill for his own stylograph, and wrote with that.

From The Blotting Book by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

This change is mainly brought about by the different way in which a pencil or stylograph is held in comparison with a pen.

From The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents by Douglas Blackburn

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