stye
stye · styes
ячмінь
ячмень
Hordeolum, Gerstenkorn
A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelidA bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.
/ˈstaɪ̯/
» A pair of sunglasses could hide a stye.
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1 sensesA bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.
have a stye
suffer from a stye
Hordeolum, Gerstenkorn
ячме́ньjačménʹ
ячмі́ньjačmínʹ
an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Examples
1 sentencesA pair of sunglasses could hide a stye.
Translations
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Origin
First recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanyeFirst recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanye (first recorded in the 15th century), which in turn comes from Old English stīgend (“a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid, stye”), from the verb stīgan (“to climb, ascend, rise”) + Middle English eie (“eye”). Equivalent to sty + eye.
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