Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steen \Steen\, n. [AS. st?na. See {Stone}.] [Written also
{stean}.]
1. A vessel of clay or stone. ``An huge great earth-pot
steane.'' --Spenser.
2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of
a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steen \Steen\, v. t. [AS. st?nan to adorn with stones or gems.
See {Stone}.]
To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard
material. [Written also {stean}, and {stein}.]
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