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stele |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stale \Stale\, n. [OE. stale, stele, AS st[ae]l, stel; akin to LG & D. steel, G. stiel; cf L. stilus stake, stalk, stem, Gr ? a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.] The stock or handle of anything as the stale of a rake. [Written also {steal}, {stele}, etc.] But seeling the arrow's stale without and that the head did go No further than it might be seen. --Chapman. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stele \Ste"le\, n. [NL.] Same as {Stela}. One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stele \Stele\, n. [See {Stale} a handle.] A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Holland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stele n 1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant 2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: {stela}]
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