stye

/ staɪ /

noun

1. inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid, usually caused by bacteria technical name hordeolum

Word History and Origins

Origin of stye¹

C15 styanye (mistakenly taken as sty on eye ), from Old English stīgend rising, hence swelling, stye + ye eye

Example Sentences

And they could make an incision to squeeze out a stye.

From Los Angeles Times

An ER doctor told me I had a severe stye – an infection by staphylococcus aureus bacteria of the eyelid – caused by my poor diet and dirty living conditions.

From The Guardian

Wear makeup to bed: Sleeping in eye makeup can clog glands around the eyes, raising your risk of skin irritation, pimples, and styes.

From Time

Bruce Bochy is the most over-rated manager in the major leagues though his corn pone stye seems to transfix every and each urbanized baseball sports writer of America.

From New York Times

Yankees: CF Aaron Hicks was scratched from the lineup because of a stye in his eye.

From Washington Times