scytales

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A form of scytale — A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptography by the ancient Spartans.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of scytale
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APA

scytales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytales

MLA

“scytales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytales. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scytales,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytales.

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