Definitions
an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Word origin
First recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanye (first recorded in the 15th century), which in turn comes from Old English stīgend (“a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid, stye”), from the verb stīgan (“to climb, ascend, rise”) + Middle English eie (“eye”). Equivalent to sty + eye.
Used in a sentence
“have a stye”
“suffer from a stye”
“1912, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mr. Tod This house was something between a cave, a prison, and a tumble-down pig-stye.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Eyelid infection”4 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
S___