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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stile

/stīl/ · IPA /staɪl/
01 n. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style.
  1. 1.
    A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style. See: Style
  2. 2.
    Mode of composition. See Style.[Obs.] See: Style
    “May I not write in such a stile as this?” — Bunyan.
02 n. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall.
  1. 1.
    A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall.
    “There comes my master . . . over the stile, this way.” — Shak.
    “Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle.” — Bunyan.
  2. 2.
    One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the primary members of a frame, into which the secondary members are mortised.(Arch.)
Phrases & compounds
Hanging stile — See under Hanging, and Pulley.