Definition of "stile" [stile]

• A set or series of steps for crossing a fence or wall. (noun)
• A turnstile. (noun)
• A vertical member of a panel or frame, as in a door or window sash. (noun)

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• "Cornelia the mother of the Gracchi, contributed much to the eloquence of her sons; and her learned stile is handed down to posterity in her letters."
• "'The King has been pleased to grant the dignity of a Baron of the kingdom of Great Britain to Sir Barnard Bray, Baronet; by the name stile and title of Baron Bray, of Bray hall in the county of Somerset; and to the heirs male of his body, lawfully begotten.'"
• "The exercise and the occupation of finding the stile were a stimulus to her, however, and lightened the horror of the darkness and solitude."