steaning
present participle of stean
steaning (plural steanings)
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A ford over a river.
The stone or brick lining of a well, etc.
• antigens, gentians
Source: Wiktionary
Stean, n. & v.
Definition: See Steen. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
