See Also: stylus(medicine)
stylus(dictionary)
stylus(dictionary)
stylus tracing(medicine)

alibi (oh) and stylus (oh)


alibi (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: 'somewhere else']
something that proves that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it
a perfect/cast-iron/unshakeable etc alibi
::He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go.
an excuse for something you have failed to do or have done wrong

stylus (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: stilus; STYLE1]
the small pointed part of a record player, that touches the record
a thing shaped like a pen, used for Writing on wax, making marks on metal, Writing on a special computer screen etc