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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Steen, Jan 1626?-1679. Dutch genre painter known for his humorous and moralistic depictions of domestic life and revelry, including Village Wedding (1635) and Flemish Feast in an Inn (1674).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To stone; pelt with stones.
- To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc., with stones.
- n. A stone.
- n. A kind of jar or urn of baked clay or of stone, of the general type of sepulchral urns of the Romans.
- n. A large box of stones used for pressing cheese in making it.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A vessel of clay or stone.
- n. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
- v. To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard material.
WordNet 3.0
- n. Dutch genre painter (1626-1679)
Examples
“DiPietro also denied Toronto's Alex Steen from the side of the net in overtime.”
“While the long season playing in both seniors and juniors may have worn him down at the end, Steen is now looking forward to the summer”
“Alexander Steen is the son of former NHL player Tomas Steen. ...”
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“Steen is the son of former Winnipeg Jets playmaker Thomas Steen, currently”
“Men like Martin Steen went to Southeast Asia because they were asked to do so by the country they loved and served.”
“Martin Steen was assigned an operational mission over North”
“A kid in Anaheim, Ron Steen, is offering 2% of his future earnings for $100,000 on eBay from the moment I finish college in 2012 until I am 65 in 2052 you will receive a check in the mail every January made out for 2% of my earnings from the previous year according to my W2’s.”
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“Chenin Blanc, sometimes called Steen, is South Africa's most widely planted grape, but too many Americans are hesitant to try it because of their unfortunate experiences with jug wines called Chenin Blanc.”
The Wall Street Journal: Easy on the Wallet, Lovely on the Palate
“We also tasted a small sample of Chenin Blanc (which traditionally is called Steen in South Africa) and had not planned to include them, but we were so impressed by their quality that we decided to add a few as a postscript.”
“American wine drinkers are unlikely to warm to a wine called Steen, but the name Chenin Blanc carries its own baggage because of all the cheap, sweet, charmless, generic American white wines called Chenin Blanc over the years.”
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