style

noun

1. 1

   historicalSenses relating to a thin, pointed object. A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.

   Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...]

2. 2

   Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.

   From Job xix. 24. it appears to have been usual in his day, to write or engrave upon Plates of Lead, which might easily be done with a Pen, or Graver, or Style of Iron, or other hard metal.

3. 3

   Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.

   Laſt of all fit a Triangular Iron, whoſe angular point being laid to the Center of the Dyal Plane, one ſide muſt agree with the Subſtilar Line, and its other ſide with the Stilar Line; ſo is the Stile made. And this Stile you muſt erect perpendicularly over the Subſtilar Line on the Dyal Plane, and there fix it. Then is your Dyal finiſhed.

4. 4

   Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.

   The calyx of Theophraſta is a ſmall, permanent perianthium, divided into five obtuſe ſegments, making obtuſe angles alſo with one another: [...] the ſtyle is ſubulated, and ſhorter than the corolla: the ſtigma is acute.

5. 5

   Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.

6. 6

   Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A small, thin, pointed body part.

7. 7

   Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A small, thin, pointed body part. A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.

   the anal styles of insects

8. 8

   A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.

   May I not vvrite in such a ſtile as this? / In ſuch a method too, and yet not miſs / Mine end, thy good? vvhy may it not be done?

   Read Lord Bolingbroke's [book] with great attention, as well as to the ſtyle as to the matter. I wiſh you could form yourſelf ſuch a ſtyle in every language. Style is the dreſs of thoughts, and a well-dreſſed thought, like a well-dreſſed man, appears to great advantage.

   The public will naturally expect, that in chuſing a Patron for the Life of Cicero, I should addreſs myſelf to ſome perſon of illuſtrious rank, diſtinguished by his parts and eloquence, and bearing a principal share in the great affairs of the Nation; who, according to the uſual ſtyle of Dedications, might be the proper ſubject of a compariſon with the Hero of my piece.

   After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style; facts, scientific discoveries, and every kind of information, may be seized by all; but an author's diction cannot be taken from him.

9. 9

   A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.

   Near-synonyms: term of address, form of address, title

   Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty.

   The villagers styled him as my Liege, and this style, once established, was seldom forgone.

   One ſtyle to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, inſulting foe.

10. 10

    A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. A style name.

11. 11

    A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

    To our English tastes it is unnecessary to advocate the style of [Diego] Velazquez. [...] Sir Joshua [Reynolds], [George] Romney, and [Henry] Raeburn, whether from imitation or instinct, seem powerfully imbued with his style, and some of our own time, even to our landscape painters, seem to possess the same affinity.

    This style was sometimes called Palladian from the fact of [Andrea] Palladio having fully developed and absorbed into his own system the styles of his great predecessors of the [Florentine] school, [...]

    His style is slow-build rave-up soul; the music, not the lyrics, relates the message.

12. 12

    A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.

    As a dancer, he has a lot of style.

    Backstabbing people is not my style.

    Running would feel better than hiding and waiting. It was not her style to hole up in the shadows.

13. 13

    A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.

14. 14

    A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.

    applying styles to text in a wordprocessor Cascading Style Sheets

    In today's assignment, you need to: [...] Right justify your heading in 12 point Helvetica font and plain text style.

    The concept of creating styles has been around since long before the Web. Desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign, and even word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, have long used styles to manage the formatting and editing of text on printed pages.

15. 15

    A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.

    the house style of the journal

    If you have to settle for an expert typist who has not completed recent dissertations for your school, buy two copies of the style manual, one for you and one for the typist.

verb

1. 1

   To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).

2. 2

   To call or give a name or title to.

   The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.

   […] Donenald O-Neale, rovvſed out of his lurking holes, in his miſsiue letters vnto the Pope, ſtileth himſelfe King of Vlſter, and in right of inheritance, the vndoubted Heire of all Ireland.

   One morning, about a fortnight after I had obtained my liberty, Reldresal, principal secretary (as they style him) for private affairs, came to my house attended only by one servant.

   This Fellow, I ſay, ſtiled himſelf a Lawyer, but was indeed a moſt vile Petty-fogger, without Senſe or Knowledge of any Kind; one of thoſe who may be termed Train-bearers to the Law; [...]

3. 3

   informalTo create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.

4. 4

   informalTo act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.

noun

1. 1

   Variant of stileobsoleteObsolete form of stile

   "Well, ma'am, I crossed over the style that 's there yet, and went along fair and easy, till I was near about the middle of the field, when something made me cast my eyes to the ground, a little before me[.]"

Forms

plural

styles

past tense

styled

past participle

styled

present participle

styling

third person singular

styles