STELAE

STELE

stele, stela

(noun) an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings

stele

(noun) the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

stelae

(archaeology) plural of stela

Anagrams

• elates, steale, teasel, teasle

Source: Wiktionary


STELA

Ste"la, n.; pl. Stelæ. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.

STELE

Ste"le, n. Etym: [NL.]

Definition: Same as Stela. One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

Stele, n. Etym: [See Stale a handle.]

Definition: A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] Chaucer. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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