sty /staɪ/
(also stye)
(plural sties, styes)
an infection of the eyelid (= the skin above or below the eye) which makes it red and painful
I had styes when I was little. I dislike sties.
from styan (from Old English stīgend ‘riser’) + eye.
sty /staɪ/
(also stye)
(plural sties, styes)
an infection of the eyelid (= the skin above or below the eye) which makes it red and painful
I had styes when I was little. I dislike sties.
from styan (from Old English stīgend ‘riser’) + eye.