Stele - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Stele :  (noun)
1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: stela]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Stale \Stale\, n. [OE. stale, stele, AS. st[ae]l, stel; akin to LG. & D. steel, G. stiel; cf. L. stilus stake, stalk, stem, Gr. ? a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.] The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake. [Written also steal, stele, etc.]

But seeling the arrow's stale without, and that the head did go No further than it might be seen. --Chapman.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Stele : \Ste"le\, n. [NL.] Same as Stela.

One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Stele : \Stele\, n. [See Stale a handle.] A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Holland.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Stele

ParavionRo: 22 Dec 2009 - 27 Dec 2009 in Barcelona, 2 persoane, 5 nopti, hotel 5 Stele - 330 euro http://bit.ly/6foRY3
S0B0: @moscalifar esti sigur ? cred ca, daca deschide gura in fata ei, ii baga o directa de dreapta ca vede Stele verzi
stele888: DINERO EXTRA!! site: http://Stele-Steleblog.blogspot.com/?spref=tw
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