stile
Speech parts
1. stile - Noun
2. stile - Verb
Meaning
A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style.
Mode of composition. See Style.
A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall.
One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the primary members of a frame, into which the secondary members are mortised.
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Examples
You're leaping over the hedge before you come to the stile.
In all these cases the hanging stile had pivots at the top and bottom.
In 1741, David Hume claimed: "The Elegance and Propriety of Stile have been very much neglected among us.
Many have cited this work as an example of the stile antico (old style) or prima pratica (first practice).
I strolled up the Noss Head access road, crossing a gate to go round a lochan with its own mini-island below the lighthouse, then reached a gap in the wall further down where a handy stile had been put in place since my last walk here.
While stile a cardinal, Pope Alexander VI began making marriage arrangements for Cesare.