Steen vs Sateen - What's the difference?
steen | sateen |
* 1723 , Richard Fro?t, James Young, et al., An Account of a Well near Queenborough in Kent'', John Eames, John Martyn, ''The Philosophical Transactions 1719—1733, Abridged, Volume 6, Part 2, Royal Society (Great Britain),
* 1764 , John Muller, A Treatise Containing the Practical Part of Fortification , 2nd Edition,
* 1802 , A Society of Practical Gardeners, Rural Recreations; Or The Gardener's Instructor , London,
* 1849 , Richard C. Neville, Remains of the Anglo-Roman Age'', ''The Archaeological Journal , Volume 6, London,
A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.
As a proper noun steen
is .As a noun sateen is
.steen
English
Verb
(en verb)page 244,
- We then mea?ured the Depth of it, and found it 200 Foot, and artificially ?teened the whole Depth with circular Portland Stone, which is all entire, and ?tands fair, the mean Diameter is four Foot eight Inches;.
page 99,
- The compa?s bricks are of a circular form, their u?e is for ?teening of walls;.
page 182,
- The sides and dome of the cone should be nine inches thick, and the sides ought to be constructed of steened brick-work, that is without mortar, and wrought at right angles to the face of the work: the vacancies behind may be filled with brick-bats, gravel, or loose stones, so that the water which escapes through the sides, may the more readily find its way into the reservoir.
page 121,
- They[the wells] were regularly steened with flint to the depth of ten feet; they measured about four feet in diameter at the mouth: no ancient objects were found in them.