stele : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stele	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stele
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stele n the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings Synonym(s): stele, stela
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stale \Stale\, n. [OE. stale, stele, AS. st[91]l, stel; akin to LG. & D. steel, G. stiel; cf. L. stilus stake, stalk, stem, Gr. [?] a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.] The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake. [Written also {steal}, {stele}, etc.] But seeling the arrow's stale without, and that the head did go No further than it might be seen. --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stele \Stele\, n. [See {Stale} a handle.] A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Holland.