n. pl. sties (stīz) A pigsty. [Middle English, from Old English stig.] |
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n. pl. stiesalso styes (stīz) An inflamed sebaceous gland of an eyelid. [Alteration of Middle English styanye : styan, sty (from Old English stīgend, from present participle of stīgan, to rise; see steigh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + eye, ye, eye; see EYE.] |
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