n.
Variant: or stye
Pronunciation: ' st ī
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sties or styes
Etymology: short for obsolete English styan, from Middle English styan ye eye with a sty, from Old English st ī gend sty, from st ī gan to go up, rise ― more at STAIR
Date: 1617
: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid