From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stile \Stile\, n. [See Style.]
1. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a
style. See Style. --Moxon.
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2. Mode of composition. See Style. [Obs.]
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May I not write in such a stile as this? --Bunyan.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stile \Stile\, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from
st[imac]gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile.
[root]164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Stair.]
1. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in
passing a fence or wall.
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There comes my master . . . over the stile, this
way. --Shak.
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Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle.
--Bunyan.
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2. (Arch.) One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the
primary members of a frame, into which the secondary
members are mortised.
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Note: In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are
called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions,
and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal
pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when
horizontal.
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Hanging stile, Pulley stile. See under Hanging, and
Pulley.
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