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Stein vs Stean - What's the difference?

stein | stean |

As a proper noun stein

is from a (etyl) diminutive of stephen.

As a noun stean is

a vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth or stean can be a stone.

As a verb stean is

to pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.

stein

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beer mug, usually made of ceramic.
  • *
  • *:So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein . Backed by towering hills,a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
  • *1974 , (Thomas Pynchon), (w, Gravity's Rainbow)
  • *:A gnome-size German civilian with a red von Hindenburg mustache is dispensing steins of what looks to be mostly head.

    • References

    References

    * Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001]

    Anagrams

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    stean

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . Compare (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
  • A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
  • A stone.
  • A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stenen, from (etyl) . (got).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
  • To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.
    • to stean a well

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stone.
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