■ noun
1》 a manner of doing something.
↘a way of painting, writing, etc. characteristic of a particular period, person, etc.
2》 a distinctive appearance, design, or arrangement.
3》 elegance and sophistication.
4》 an official or legal title.
5》 Botany a narrow, typically elongated extension of the ovary, bearing the stigma.
6》 Zoology (in an invertebrate) a small, slender pointed appendage; a ~t.
7》 another term for stylus (in sense 2).
■ verb
1》 design, make, or arrange in a particular form.
2》 designate with a particular name, description, or title.
Derivatives
~less adjective
~lessness noun
~r noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. stile , from L. stilus .