stye
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelidSynonyms: styhordeolumeye infection
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Sty \Sty\, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on eye, AS. st[imac]gend (sc. e['a]ge eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p. p. of st[imac]gan to rise. See Sty, v. i.] (Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. [Written also stye.] [1913 Webster]