also stair-case, 1620s, originally the enclosure of the stairs, from stair + case (n.2) in its sense "frame;" compare former window-case, door-case.
stagy
staid
stain
stainless
stair
staircase
stairway
stairwell
stake
stake-holder
stake-out
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