Stile Definition

stīl
stiles
noun
A set of steps used in climbing over a fence or wall.
Webster's New World
A turnstile.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A vertical piece in a panel or frame, as of a door or window.
Webster's New World

A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style.

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Other Word Forms of Stile

Noun

Singular:
stile
Plural:
stiles

Origin of Stile

  • From Middle English stile, style, stiȝele, from Old English stiġel (“stile, set of steps for getting over a fence”), from Proto-Germanic *stigilō (“entry, entrance, overpass, device for climbing, stile”), equivalent to sty (“to ascend, climb”) +‎ -le. Cognate with Dutch stijl (“stile”), Dutch stegel (“stirrup”), Low German Stegel (“stile”), German Stiegel (“stile”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from Dutch stijl doorpost from Middle Dutch possibly from Latin stilus pole, post

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English stigel steigh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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