Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of paean.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See pæan.
- n. In heraldry, one of the furs, having the ground sable, powdered with ermine spots or.
- See peen.
Wiktionary
- n. heraldry A heraldic fur of yellow spots on a black field.
- n. alternative spelling of paean.
- n. alternative spelling of peen.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being
sable , and the spots or tuftsor . - n. A song of praise and triumph. See pæan.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a formal expression of praise
- n. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
Examples
“With European banks still hungry for dollars, it is attractive for Euro pean companies to borrow in dollars and swap the proceeds back to euros, reducing their cost of funding.”
The Wall Street Journal: Companies Should Borrow While They Can
“But if corporate liquidation, Euro-pean-style, is so punitive, why does America encourage individuals to liquidate — letting them trade the assets they have on hand for a full discharge — rather than making them work off as much of their debt as possible?”
“One cannot count on Jacques Martinez to sing the bad pean to the «death» or «decrepitude» of art, this « thing of the past , like the Sunday Hegelians -- he doesn't believe in it anymore than he does, say, in the death of human beings 'desire for transcendence.”
The Huffington Post: Bernard-Henri Lévy: Run to See Jacques Martinez
“I recently purchased a hickory handled ball pean hammer to pound my Brooks into submission.”
Ax(e) Me No Questions and I'll Tell You No Lies: Earnest Goes to Camp
“Jacques's book--which includes ruminations on the evolution of the Euro- pean colonial system and a long analysis of modern Japanese history--is ambitious and ultimately rather baggy.”
The Huffington Post: Christian Caryl On China: The New York Review Of Books
“Jacques's book -- which includes ruminations on the evolution of the Euro - pean colonial system and a long analysis of modern Japanese history -- is ambitious and ultimately rather baggy.”
“Arvan ka, et libadokumentaali näitlejatöö on midagi muud, kui tüüpdraama oma... ei jäänud taseme poolest teistele headele libadokumentaalidele alla... pean silmas filme «District 9», «Rec», «Alien Raiders», «Cloverfield» jne.”
“Vaatan, et blogipuu on viimasel ajal üsna rammusat saaki andnud... pean silmas neid filmiblogijate alko-tiiraseid memuaare esimesest filmiblogijate kokkutulekust.”
“Noh, mina Su'lt seda ainsa meessoost fänni tiitlit ära võtma ei tule... pean romaani ulmekirjanduse oluliseks verstapostiks, aga minu maitse see pole...”
“Jutt mulle meeldis ja pean ka taastrükki Mike Ashley koostatud antoloogias «The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers' Tales» õigustatuks ja vajalikuks.”
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List of Heraldry Terms
Words and phrases used in blazoning heraldic devices, along with names and other terms associated with the art and science.
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