stye
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of stye
C15 styanye (mistakenly taken as sty on eye ), from Old English stīgend rising, hence swelling, stye + ye eye
Example Sentences
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And they could make an incision to squeeze out a stye.
From Los Angeles Times
An ER doctor told me I had a severe stye – an infection by staphylococcus aureus bacteria of the eyelid – caused by my poor diet and dirty living conditions.
From The Guardian
Wear makeup to bed: Sleeping in eye makeup can clog glands around the eyes, raising your risk of skin irritation, pimples, and styes.
From Time
Bruce Bochy is the most over-rated manager in the major leagues though his corn pone stye seems to transfix every and each urbanized baseball sports writer of America.
From New York Times
Yankees: CF Aaron Hicks was scratched from the lineup because of a stye in his eye.
From Washington Times
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