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Stilt definition, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground. See more. Dictionary.com
style c.1300, stile, designation, title, manner or mode of expression, from O.Fr. estile a stake, pale, from L. stilus stake, instrument for writing, manner of writing, mode of expression, from PIE *sti-lo-, from base *sti- point, prick, pierce (see stick (v.)).