'Stye' definitions:

Definition of 'stye'

(from WordNet)
noun
An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection]

Definition of 'Stye'

From: GCIDE
  • Stye \Stye\, n. See Sty, a boil. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'stye'

From: GCIDE
  • Sty \Sty\, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on eye, AS. st[imac]gend (sc. e['a]ge eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p. p. of st[imac]gan to rise. See Sty, v. i.] (Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. [Written also stye.] [1913 Webster]