See Also: portance(dictionary)
stile(1)(dictionary)
stile(2)(dictionary)
stile(dictionary)
stile antico(dictionary)
stile concitato(dictionary)
stile rappresentativo(dictionary)

stile(1) (iou) and portance (iou)


stile(1) (iou)



stile noun1.

An arrangement of steps, rungs, etc., made to allow people but not animals to pass over or through a fence or hedge. See also TURNSTILE.
B. Hines A stile spanned the gap in the hedgerow.

portance (iou)



portance noun. arch. L16.
[French portance, formed as PORT verb1: see -ANCE.]
Bearing, demeanour; behaviour. Cf. PORT noun4.