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stile

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English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /staɪl/

Noun

stile noun

  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.

stile noun

  1. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
  2. (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
  3. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

Verb

stile verb

  1. To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
  2. To call or give a name or title to.
  3. To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
  4. To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.

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