Stell
A surname.
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stell (third-person singular simple present stells, present participle stelling, simple past and past participle stold or stelled)
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
(transitive, obsolete) To portray; delineate; display.
stell (plural stells)
(archaic) A place; station.
A stall; a fold for cattle.
(Scotland) A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or climbing.
(Scotland) A still.
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Source: Wiktionary
Stell, v. t. Etym: [AS. stellan. *163.]
Definition: To place or fix firmly or permanently. [Obs.] Shak.
Stell, n. Etym: [See Stell, v. t.]
1. A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or cilmbing. [Scot.]
2. A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
