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

Turnstile.

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.

Wiktionary

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

Stile Sentence Examples

  • At the top, cross a stile, keeping to the path, which is fenced on both sides.

  • Once over the ladder stile you are in a Nature Reserve.

  • The current fencing obstructs the public footpath -- there is a gate to one side but no stile over the fence the other side.

  • Once over the stile in the hedge, follow the edge of the wood.

  • The Kestrel was being mobbed by the crows over the scrub to the north, near the stile.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTI

Words Ending With

ELEILE

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