Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. • A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, 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. • The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. • A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration. • A small, thin, pointed body part. • A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region. • 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 style name. • 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. • A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics. • 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.