Hanging stile

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(Arch.) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.
That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened.
See under Hanging, and Pulley.

See also: Hanging, Hanging, Stile

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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