stile
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- noun
- /staɪl/
- Specialized
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- To the left of the stile, he'd built a stone bench for her, as if they'd be seen dead sitting out in their own garden like big shots in some holiday hotel.
- stile and rail
- door stile
- stile and post
Examples
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The carpenter reinforced the stile to ensure the door frame would remain sturdy during use.
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The knob was loose in its stile and couldn't twist enough to open.
Fiction book (1998) -
A door was supposed to have a transom, a lintel, a keyhole, stiles, and a handle.
Fiction book (2001) -
The stile is actually an element in an idea for a drawing I've been toying with for a couple of years, so maybe now I will draw a crooked mouse.
Blog text (21) -
The small signs, one carrying the grid reference of the location and another indicating the direction to the ridge of Crib Goch on Snowdon, are attached to a stile.
Blog text (30) -
I'm smoothing the spindles with a sander and I'm setting the headboard on the stiles, which are probably too thin.
Fiction book (1991) -
Before installing the glass panels, make sure each stile is securely attached to the door frame.
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She inspected each stile of the window to verify that they were perfectly aligned.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Stile for the upright part of a door or window comes from an old word meaning 'post' or 'stake', so think of it as a strong wooden post that holds the frame. That's why a stile is the vertical piece that supports panels or glass.