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STEEN
Steen, Jan Steen
(noun) Dutch genre painter (1626-1679)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
steen (plural steens)
Alternative form of stean
Verb
steen (third-person singular simple present steens, present participle steening, simple past and past participle steened)
Alternative form of stean
Anagrams
• ESnet, Enets, NEETs, Tenes, enset, neets, seent, senet, sente, teens, tense
Source: Wiktionary
Steen, n. Etym: [AS. st. See Stone.] [Written also stean.]
1. A vessel of clay or stone. "An huge great earth-pot steane." Spenser.
2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
Steen, v. t. Etym: [AS. st to adorn with stones or gems. See Stone.]
Definition: To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard material. [Written also stean, and stein.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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