Steen vs Steed - What's the difference?
steen | steed |
* 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,
(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially in the sense of mount.
As nouns the difference between steen and steed
is that steen is alternative form of lang=en while steed is a stallion, especially in the sense of mount.As a verb steen
is alternative form of lang=en.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.
steed
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''The studded bridle on a ragged bough
- ''Nimbly she fastens: -- O, how quick is love! --
- ''The steed is stalled up, and even now
- ''To tie the rider she begins to prove:
- ''Backward she push'd him, as she would be thrust,
- And govern'd him in strength, though not in lust. — Shakespeare,
"Venus and Adonis".