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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">metal points</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>copper points</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>lead points</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>silver points</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>gold points</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>metal</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>metalpoint</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>pencils</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>points, metal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>metal point</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>metallic points</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>metalpoint</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>metalpoints</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Styluses, rods, or wires of metal, usually held in a holder, used as a common tool for drawing. They were used for writing in ancient times. Metal points are typically used on a paper or parchment support, which has been covered by a ground. As the point moves across the ground, it leaves behind a thin layer of metal. The thin metal quickly oxidizes. For example, silver point becomes the brownish grey of tarnished silver and lead point becomes quite dark. Metal points are the predecessors of "pencils." ]]></note></mads>