style
Cross references:
1. fashion
1. style \'sti-(*)l\ n [ME stile, style, fr. L stilus stake, stylus, style
of writin]g; akin to OE stician to stick 1a: an instrument used by the
ancients in writing on waxed tablets 1b1: the shadow-producing pin of a
sundial 1b2: PEN 1b3: STYLET 1b4: GRAVER 1b5: a phonograph needle 1c:
a filiform prolongation of a plant ovary bearing a stigma at its apex 1d:
a slender bristle or other elongated process on an animal 2a: mode of
expressing thought in language; esp : a manner of expre ssion
characteristic of an individual, period, school, or nation {classic ~} 2b:
manner or tone assumed in discourse 2c: the custom or plan followed in
spelling, capitalization, punctuation, a nd typographic arrangement and
display 3: mode of address : TITLE 4a1: manner or method of acting or
performing esp. as sanctioned by some st andard 4a2: a distinctive or
characteristic manner 4b: a fashionable luxurious mode of life {lived in
~} 4c: overall excellence, skill, or grace in performance, manner, or
appearan ce
2. style vt 1: to designate by an identifying term : NAME {~s hi mself
scientist} 2a: to cause to conform to a customary style 2b: to design and
make in accord with the prevailing mode - styl.er n