stile

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So they consented to erect there a pillar, and to engrave upon the side thereof this sentence--"Over this stile is the way to Doubting Castle, which is kept by Giant Despair, who despiseth the King of the Celestial Country, and seeks to destroy his holy pilgrims Many, therefore, that followed after, read what was written, and escaped the danger.

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

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  1. Middle English, from Old English stigel; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Probably from Dutch stijl, doorpost, from Middle Dutch, possibly from Latin stilus, pole, post.

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  1. Early modern English also style; from Middle English stile, style, stiʒele, from Anglo-Saxon stigel (= Old High German stigila, stiagil, Middle High German stiegel, stigele, a step, German dial. stegel, a step), a stile, from stīgan (past participle stigen), climb, ascend. Cf. sty, n., and stair.
 

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