sty

[Sty]

A pen for swine

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A pen or inclosure for swine.

Noun
a pen for swine

Noun
an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

v. i.
A pen or inclosure for swine.

v. i.
A place of bestial debauchery.

v. t.
To shut up in, or as in, a sty.

v. i.
To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup.

v. i.
An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.

Sty

Sty , n.; pl. Sties . [Written also stigh.] [AS. stigu, fr. st'c6gan to rise; originally, probably, a place into which animals climbed or went up. 'fb164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Steward.] 1. A pen or inclosure for swine. 2. A place of bestial debauchery.

To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty.

Sty

Sty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stying .] To shut up in, or as in, a sty. Shak.

Sty

Sty, v. i. [OE. stien, stien, AS. st'c6gan to rise; akin to D. stijgen, OS. & OHG. st'c6gan, G. steigen, Icel. st'c6ga, Sw. stiga, Dan. stige, Goth. steigan, L. vestigium footstep, Gr. to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to mount. Cf. Distich, Stair steps, Stirrup, Sty a boil, a pen for swine, Vestige.] To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup. [Obs.]

With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty, To the last praises of this Faery Queene.

Sty

Sty, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on eye, AS. st'c6gend (sc. e'a0ge eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p.p. of st'c6gan to rise. See Sty, v. i.] (Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. [Written also stye.]

A pen or inclosure for swine.

To shut up in, or as in, a sty.

To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup.

An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.

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Usage Examples

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

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