pistle

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪsl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪs(ə)l/ Rhymes: -ɪsəl Hyphenation: pis‧tle === Noun === pistle (plural pistles) (archaic or obsolete) Synonym of epistle. (obsolete) A story conveyed verbally. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pistle (third-person singular simple present pistles, present participle pistling, simple past and past participle pistled) (transitive, obsolete, rare) To write about (someone or something) in, or in the form of, a letter. === References === === Anagrams === pliest, stipel, tiples