STY


Meaning of STY in English

n. (also stye) (pl. sties or styes) an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid.

[ styany (now dial.) = styan eye f. OE stigend sty, lit. 'riser' f. stigan rise + EYE, shortened as if = sty on eye ]

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