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style

noun
  1. a slender bristlelike or tubular process
    “a cartilaginous style”
  2. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
    stylus
  3. distinctive and stylish elegance
    dash
  4. how something is done or how it happens
    fashion
  5. the popular taste at a given time
    voguetrend
  6. a particular kind (as to appearance)
    “this style of shoe is in demand”
  7. editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
  8. a way of expressing something in language, art, music etc. that is characteristic of a particular person, group of people, or period
    “All the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper.”
    expressive style
  9. (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
verb
  1. make consistent with certain rules of style
    “style a manuscript”
  2. designate by an identifying term
    “They styled their nation `The Confederate States'”
    title
  3. make consistent with a certain fashion or style