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STILE , a See also:series of steps of See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone or See also:wood, or a See also:combination of bars and steps used for passing over a fence or See also:wall without the See also:necessity of a permanent open passage or of opening or shutting a See also:gate. The Old See also:English, stigel is formed from stigan, to climb, ascend; See also:stair (O. Eng. staeger) and See also:- STIRRUP (O. Eng. slirap, stigrap, M. Eng. stirop,styrope,&c.,i.e. a mounting or climbing-rope; O. Eng. stigan, to mount, climb, and rap, rope, cf. Du. stijbeugel, literally mounting bow or loop, Ger. Steigbugel)
stirrup are from the same See also:root. Stile (See also:Lat See also:stiles, a pointed See also:instrument) is really the correct spelling of See also:style (q.v.).
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