: a step or set of steps for passing over a fence or wall
also
: turnstile
: one of the vertical members in a frame or panel into which the secondary members are fitted
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
The length of your stiles will be the full length of the door.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
Then, subtract the width of two stiles from the width of your old door.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
Then measure to the center of the stiles and set the jig to that measurement.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
Noun
The Oceanside pier’s long lower rails, essentially stiles designed to keep visitors from accidentally slipping under its main wooden rails, are covered with engraved names, many of them are memorials to family members no longer among the living.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
The length of your stiles will be the full length of the door.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
Then, subtract the width of two stiles from the width of your old door.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
Then measure to the center of the stiles and set the jig to that measurement.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
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“Stile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stile. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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