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 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)]