style
stahyl
- n how something is done or how it happens
in the characteristic New York style - n a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper - n a particular kind (as to appearance)
this style of shoe is in demand - n the popular taste at a given time
the 1920s had a style of their own - n (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
- n editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
- n distinctive and stylish elegance
- n a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
- n a slender bristlelike or tubular process
a cartilaginous style - v designate by an identifying term
They styled their nation `The Confederate States' - v make consistent with a certain fashion or style
style the dress - v make consistent with certain rules of style
style a manuscript
- He was convinced that the bold new industrial age required an equally audacious style of architecture.
- When fashion journalist Melissa Ceria moved from New York City to San Francisco two years ago, she carried with her a vision: to launch the concept of personal style at a new level.
- Shopping with precision and steeped in style, a typical teen shows why lords of commerce follow young ladies.