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English

stiles

noun

Meaning

  1. A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.
  2. A vertical component of a frame or panel, such as that of a door, window, or ladder.
  3. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
  4. (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
  5. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data