noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of epistle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epistle
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pistle
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɪsl̩/
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General-American: /ˈpɪs(ə)l/
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rhymes with -ɪsəl
noun
Meaning 2
A story conveyed verbally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
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History
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English pistel, pistle (“letter; epistle”) [and other forms], from Old English pistol (“letter, epistle”), an aphetic form of epistol, epistola, from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”): see further at epistle. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates Scots pistil, pistle