stile

n. [ OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from stīgan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile. √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. [ 1913 Webster ]

There comes my master . . . over the stile, this way. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hanging stile,
Pulley stile. See under Hanging, and Pulley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also stilette, and stylet. ] 1. A stiletto. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surg.) See Stylet, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Stilettos [ It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See Style for writing, and cf. Stylet. ] 1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The very quack of fashions, the very he that
Wears a stiletto on his chin. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]