stele
刻有碑文的石柱,石碑,匾額
Stale n. The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake. [Written also steal, stele, etc.]
But seeing the arrow's stale without, and that the head did go
No further than it might be seen. --Chapman.
Ste·le n. Same as Stela.
One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
Stele n. A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.]
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stele
n 1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis
of a vascular plant
2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: stela]
[also: stelae (pl)]