A stile is an arrangement of steps or rungs, made to allow people but not animals to pass over or through a fence or hedge. Stiles are typically found in the countryside.
In architecture a stile is one of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the primary members of a frame, into which the secondary members are mortised. In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions, and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when horizontal. Research Stile
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