a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
2.
a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode of action or manner of acting: They do these things in a grand style.
3.
a mode of living, as with respect to expense or display.
4.
an elegant, fashionable, or luxurious mode of living: to live in style.
5.
a mode of fashion, as in dress, esp. good or approved fashion; elegance; smartness.
6.
the mode of expressing thought in writing or speaking by selecting and arranging words, considered with respect to clearness, effectiveness, euphony, or the like, that is characteristic of a group, period, person, personality, etc.: to write in the style of Faulkner; a familiar style; a pompous, pedantic style.
7.
those components or features of a literary composition that have to do with the form of expression rather than the content of the thought expressed: His writing is all style and no substance.
8.
manner or tone adopted in discourse or conversation: a patronizing style of addressing others.
9.
a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode or form of construction or execution in any art or work: Her painting is beginning to show a personal style.
10.
a descriptive or distinguishing appellation, esp. a legal, official, or recognized title: a firm trading under the style of Smith, Jones, & Co.
Botany. a narrow, usually cylindrical and more or less filiform extension of the pistil, which, when present, bears the stigma at its apex.
16.
the rules or customs of typography, punctuation, spelling, and related matters used by a newspaper, magazine, publishing house, etc., or in a specific publication.
–verb (used with object)
17.
to call by a given title or appellation; denominate; name; call: The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.
18.
to design or arrange in accordance with a given or new style: to style an evening dress; to style one's hair.
19.
to bring into conformity with a specific style or give a specific style to: Please style this manuscript.
–verb (used without object)
20.
to do decorative work with a style or stylus.
—Idioms
21.
go out of style, to become unfashionable: The jacket he's wearing went out of style ten years ago.
22.
in style, fashionable.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME (n.) < L stylus, sp. var. of stilus tool for writing, hence, written composition, style; see stylus]
The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed: a style of speech and writing.
The combination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance characterizing a particular person, group, school, or era.
Sort; type: a style of furniture.
A quality of imagination and individuality expressed in one's actions and tastes: does things with style.
A comfortable and elegant mode of existence: living in style.
A mode of living: the style of the very rich.
The fashion of the moment, especially of dress; vogue.
A particular fashion: the style of the 1920s. See Synonyms at fashion.
An implement used for etching or engraving.
A slender pointed writing instrument used by the ancients on wax tablets.
The fashion of the moment, especially of dress; vogue.
A particular fashion: the style of the 1920s. See Synonyms at fashion.
An implement used for etching or engraving.
A slender pointed writing instrument used by the ancients on wax tablets.
A customary manner of presenting printed material, including usage, punctuation, spelling, typography, and arrangement.
A form of address; a title.
An implement used for etching or engraving.
A slender pointed writing instrument used by the ancients on wax tablets.
The needle of a phonograph.
The gnomon of a sundial.
Botany The usually slender part of a pistil, situated between the ovary and the stigma.
Zoology A slender, tubular, or bristlelike process: a cartilaginous style.
Medicine A surgical probing instrument; a stylet.
Obsolete A pen.
tr.v.
styled, styl·ing, styles
To call or name; designate: George VI styled his brother Duke of Windsor.
To make consistent with rules of style: style a manuscript.
To give style to: style hair.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin stylus, stilus, spike, pointed instrument used for writing, style; see stylus.]
c.1300, stile, "designation, title, manner or mode of expression," from O.Fr. estile "a stake, pale," from L. stilus "stake, instrument for writing, manner of writing, mode of expression," from PIE *sti-lo-, from base *sti- "point, prick, pierce" (see stick (v.)). Spelling modified by influence of Gk. stylos "pillar." Meaning "mode or fashion of life" is from 1770; that of "mode of dress" is from 1814. Stylish is first recorded 1797 in "Sense and Sensibility" (the adj. good is understood); and stylize is 1898, from Ger. stilisieren.
1563, "to give a name to," from style (n.). Meaning "to arrange in fashionable style" (esp. of hair) is attested from 1934. Slang sense of "act or play in a showy way" is 1970s, originally black slang.
how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: manner]
2.
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" [syn: expressive style]
3.
a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"
4.
the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" [syn: vogue]
5.
(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
6.
editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
7.
distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash]
8.
a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn: stylus]
9.
a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"
verb
1.
designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation 'The Confederate States'"
2.
make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
3.
make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript"
a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc Example: different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle
Arabic:
أسْلوب
Chinese (Simplified):
风格，式样
Chinese (Traditional):
風格，式樣
Czech:
styl; účes
Danish:
stil; -stil; frisure
Dutch:
stijl
Estonian:
stiil
Finnish:
tyyli
French:
style
German:
der Stil
Greek:
ύφος, τεχνοτροπία, στιλ
Hungarian:
stílus
Icelandic:
stíll
Indonesian:
gaya
Italian:
stile
Japanese:
様式
Korean:
문체, 말씨, (회화·건축 등의) 양식
Latvian:
stils
Lithuanian:
stilius, fasonas
Norwegian:
stil; mote, fasong
Polish:
styl, fason
Portuguese (Brazil):
estilo
Portuguese (Portugal):
estilo
Romanian:
stil
Russian:
стиль; манера; фасон
Slovak:
štýl; účes
Slovenian:
slog
Spanish:
estilo
Swedish:
stil, frisyr
Turkish:
üslup, tarz, biçim
style2[stail]noun
a fashion in clothes etc Example: the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.
Arabic:
زي، موضَه
Chinese (Simplified):
时式
Chinese (Traditional):
時式
Czech:
móda
Danish:
stil; -stil
Dutch:
mode
Estonian:
mood
Finnish:
muoti, tyyli
French:
mode
German:
der Stil
Greek:
μόδα, σχέδιο
Hungarian:
divat, viselet, stílus
Icelandic:
tíska, stæll
Indonesian:
mode
Italian:
stile
Japanese:
スタイル
Korean:
(의상 등의) 유행형
Latvian:
mode; fasons
Lithuanian:
mada, fasonas
Norwegian:
mote
Polish:
moda, fason
Portuguese (Brazil):
moda
Portuguese (Portugal):
estilo
Romanian:
modă
Russian:
мода; фасон
Slovak:
móda
Slovenian:
moda
Spanish:
moda
Swedish:
mode, modell
Turkish:
moda
style3[stail]noun
elegance in dress, behaviour etc Example: She certainly has style.
Arabic:
أناقَه
Chinese (Simplified):
（服式，举止）雅致
Chinese (Traditional):
(服式，舉止)雅致
Czech:
vkus
Danish:
stil; klasse
Dutch:
stijl
Estonian:
stiilitunne, stiil
Finnish:
tyylikkyys
French:
chic
German:
der Stil
Greek:
κομψότητα, στιλ
Hungarian:
elegancia, stílus
Icelandic:
stíll, stæll
Indonesian:
keanggunan
Italian:
stile, classe
Japanese:
上品さ
Korean:
(의복·행동 등의) 우아함, 품위
Latvian:
stils; elegance
Lithuanian:
stilius, elegancija
Norwegian:
stil
Polish:
styl, szyk
Portuguese (Brazil):
estilo, elegância
Portuguese (Portugal):
classe
Romanian:
şic
Russian:
вкус; стиль
Slovak:
vkus
Slovenian:
stil
Spanish:
estilo, clase, elegancia
Swedish:
stil
Turkish:
şıklık, zerafet
style1[stail]verb
to arrange (hair) in a certain way Example: I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.
Arabic:
يُرَتِّب بطريقَةٍ ما
Chinese (Simplified):
做头发
Chinese (Traditional):
做頭發
Czech:
udělat účes
Danish:
sætte
Dutch:
kappen
Estonian:
soengusse seadma
Finnish:
muotoilla
French:
coiffer
German:
modisch schneiden
Greek:
χτενίζω
Hungarian:
megcsináltatja (a haját)
Icelandic:
greiða, *leggja hár
Indonesian:
menata
Italian:
acconciare, pettinare
Japanese:
整える
Korean:
…을 특정한 (유행)형에 맞추어 만들다
Latvian:
ieveidot matus
Lithuanian:
sušukuoti, padaryti šukuoseną
Norwegian:
lage, *få ny hårfasong
Polish:
uczesać, ułożyć
Portuguese (Brazil):
arrumar
Portuguese (Portugal):
arranjar
Romanian:
a coafa
Russian:
делать причёску
Slovak:
urobiť účes
Slovenian:
modno oblikovati
Spanish:
marcar, peinar
Swedish:
frisera
Turkish:
şekil vermek, yapmak
style2[stail]verb
to design in a certain style Example: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.
styleAudio Help (stīl) Pronunciation Key
The slender part of a flower pistil, extending from the ovary to the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary. See more at flower, pollination.
Dic"tion\, n. [L. dicto a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to say; akin to dicare to proclaim, and to E. teach, token: cf. F. diction. See Teach, and cf. Benison, Dedicate, Index, Judge, Preach, Vengeance.] Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems. His diction blazes up into a sudden explosion of prophetic grandeur. --De Quincey. Syn: Diction, Style, Phraseology. Usage: Style relates both to language and thought; diction, to language only; phraseology, to the mechanical structure of sentences, or the mode in which they are phrased. The style of Burke was enriched with all the higher graces of composition; his diction was varied and copious; his phraseology, at times, was careless and cumbersome. "Diction is a general term applicable alike to a single sentence or a connected composition. Errors in grammar, false construction, a confused disposition of words, or an improper application of them, constitute bad diction; but the niceties, the elegancies, the peculiarities, and the beauties of composition, which mark the genius and talent of the writer, are what is comprehended under the name of style." --Crabb.
Gre*go"ri*an\, a. [NL. Gregorianus, fr. Gregorius Gregory, Gr. ?: cf. F. gr['e]gorien.] Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name. Gregorian calendar, the calendar as reformed by Pope Gregory XIII. in 1582, including the method of adjusting the leap years so as to harmonize the civil year with the solar, and also the regulation of the time of Easter and the movable feasts by means of epochs. See Gregorian year (below). Gregorian chant (Mus.), plain song, or canto fermo, a kind of unisonous music, according to the eight celebrated church modes, as arranged and prescribed by Pope Gregory I. (called "the Great") in the 6th century. Gregorian modes, the musical scales ordained by Pope Gregory the Great, and named after the ancient Greek scales, as Dorian, Lydian, etc. Gregorian telescope (Opt.), a form of reflecting telescope, named from Prof. James Gregory, of Edinburgh, who perfected it in 1663. A small concave mirror in the axis of this telescope, having its focus coincident with that of the large reflector, transmits the light received from the latter back through a hole in its center to the eyepiece placed behind it. Gregorian year, the year as now reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Thus, every year, of the current reckoning, which is divisible by 4, except those divisible by 100 and not by 400, has 366 days; all other years have 365 days. See Bissextile, and Note under Style, n., 7.
New\, a. [Compar. Newer; superl. Newest.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n?r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, gr. ?, Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. [root]263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.]1. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion. "Your new wife." --Chaucer. 2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes. 3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction. 4. As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man. Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new. --Bacon. 5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous. --Addison. 6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope. 7. Fresh from anything; newly come. New from her sickness to that northern air. --Dryden. New birth. See under Birth. New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian. New heart (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives. New land, land ckeared and cultivated for the first time. New light. (Zo["o]l.) See Crappie. New moon. (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible. (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23. New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone. New style. See Style. New testament. See under Testament. New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times. Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel.
Old\, a. [Compar. Older; superl. Oldest.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf. Adult, Alderman, Aliment, Auld, Elder.]1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree. Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P. Sidney. The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young. 2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship. "An old acquaintance." --Camden. 3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise. "The old schools of Greece." --Milton. "The character of the old Ligurians." --Addison. 4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? --Cen. xlvii. 8. Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that designates the age; as, she was eight years old. 5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice. Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old. --Milton. 6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared. 7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes. 8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.] If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key. --Shak. 9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach. 10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly. 11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity. "Go thy ways, old lad." --Shak. Old age, advanced years; the latter period of life. Old bachelor. See Bachelor, 1. Old Catholics. See under Catholic. Old English. See under English. n., 2. Old Nick, Old Scratch, the devil. Old lady (Zo["o]l.), a large European noctuid moth (Mormo maura). Old maid. (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never been married; a spinster. (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered periwinkle (Vinca rosea). (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid. Old man's beard. (Bot.) (a) The traveler's joy (Clematis Vitalba). So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit. (b) The Tillandsia usneoides. See Tillandsia. Old man's head (Bot.), a columnar cactus (Pilocereus senilis), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs. Old red sandstone (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and conglomerates. See Sandstone, and the Chart of Geology. Old school, a school or party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians. Old sledge, an old and well-known game of cards, called also all fours, and high, low, Jack, and the game. Old squaw (Zo["o]l.), a duck (Clangula hyemalis) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also longtailed duck, south southerly, callow, hareld, and old wife. Old style. (Chron.) See the Note under Style. Old Testament. See under Testament. Old wife. [In the senses b and c written also oldwife.] (a) A prating old woman; a gossip. Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim. iv. 7. (b) (Zo["o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the American alewife, etc. (c) (Zo["o]l.) A duck; the old squaw. Old World, the Eastern Hemisphere. Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See Ancient.
Rail\, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG, rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. row a line.]1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc. 2. (Arch.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style. 3. (Railroad) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc. 4. (Naut.) (a) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks. (b) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed. Rail fence. See under Fence. Rail guard. (a) A device attached to the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the rail obstructions. (b) A guard rail. See under Guard. Rail joint (Railroad), a splice connecting the adjacent ends of rails, in distinction from a chair, which is merely a seat. The two devices are sometimes united. Among several hundred varieties, the fish joint is standard. See Fish joint, under Fish. Rail train (Iron & Steel Manuf.), a train of rolls in a rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from blooms or billets.
Stick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuck(Obs. Sticked); p. pr. & vb. n. Sticking.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and (assumed) stecan, v.t.; akin to OFries. steka, OS. stekan, OHG. stehhan, G. stechen, and to Gr. ? to prick, Skr. tij to be sharp. Cf. Distinguish, Etiquette, Extinct, Instigate, Instinct, Prestige, Stake, Steak, Stick, n., Stigma, Stimulate, Sting, Stitch in sewing, Style for or in writing.]1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. And sticked him with bodkins anon. --Chaucer. It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger. Thou stickest a dagger in me. --Shak. 3. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --Shak. The points of spears are stuck within the shield. --Dryden. 4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth. 5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards. 6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork. 7. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner. 8. (Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. [Cant] 9. (Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. 10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.] 11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. [Slang] To stick out, to cause to project or protrude; to render prominent.
Stile\, n. [See Style.]1. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style. --Moxon. 2. Mode of composition. See Style. [Obs.] May I not write in such a stile as this? --Bunyan.
Stile\, n. [See Style.]1. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style. --Moxon. 2. Mode of composition. See Style. [Obs.] May I not write in such a stile as this? --Bunyan.
Stile\, n. [See Style.]1. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style. --Moxon. 2. Mode of composition. See Style. [Obs.] May I not write in such a stile as this? --Bunyan.
Sti*let"to\, n.; pl. Stilettos. [It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See Style for writing, and cf. Stylet.]1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade. 2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. 3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.] The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. --Ford.
Style\, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See Stick, v. t., and cf. Stiletto. The spelling with y is due to a supposed connection with Gr. ? a pillar.]1. An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing the wax. 2. Hence, anything resembling the ancient style in shape or use. Specifically: (a) A pen; an author's pen. --Dryden. (b) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver. (c) A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument. (d) (Zo["o]l.) A long, slender, bristlelike process, as the anal styles of insects. (e) [Perhaps fr. Gr. ? a pillar.] The pin, or gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. See Gnomon. (f) [Probably fr. Gr. ? a pillar.] (Bot.) The elongated part of a pistil between the ovary and the stigma. See Illust. of Stamen, and of Pistil. 3. Mode of expressing thought in language, whether oral or written; especially, such use of language in the expression of thought as exhibits the spirit and faculty of an artist; choice or arrangement of words in discourse; rhetorical expression. High style, as when that men to kinges write. --Chaucer. Style is the dress of thoughts. --Chesterfield. Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style. --Swift. It is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work. --I. Disraeli. 4. Mode of presentation, especially in music or any of the fine arts; a characteristic of peculiar mode of developing in idea or accomplishing a result. The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit. --Sir J. Reynolds. 5. Conformity to a recognized standard; manner which is deemed elegant and appropriate, especially in social demeanor; fashion. According to the usual style of dedications. --C. Middleton. 6. Mode or phrase by which anything is formally designated; the title; the official designation of any important body; mode of address; as, the style of Majesty. One style to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, insulting foe. --Burke. 7. (Chron.) A mode of reckoning time, with regard to the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Note: Style is Old or New. The Old Style follows the Julian manner of computing the months and days, or the calendar as established by Julius C[ae]sar, in which every fourth year consists of 366 days, and the other years of 365 days. This is about 11 minutes in a year too much. Pope Georgy XIII. reformed the calendar by retrenching 10 days in October, 1582, in order to bring back the vernal equinox to the same day as at the time of the Council of Nice, a. d. 325. This reformation was adopted by act of the British Parliament in 1751, by which act 11 days in September, 1752, were retrenched, and the third day was reckoned the fourteenth. This mode of reckoning is called New Style, according to which every year divisible by 4, unless it is divisible by 100 without being divisible by 400, has 366 days, and any other year 365 days. Style of court, the practice or manner observed by a court in its proceedings. --Ayliffe. Syn: Diction; phraseology; manner; course; title. See Diction.
Style\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Styled; p. pr. & vb. n. Styling.] To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. "Styled great conquerors." --Milton. How well his worth and brave adventures styled. --Dryden. Syn: To call; name; denominate; designate; term; characterize.
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