pean
/piːn/
pean noun: a heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field. Also the alternative spelling of paean.
Noun
pean (plural peans)
Adjective
pean (not comparable)
Also used as
pean is also the alternative spelling of paean.
pean is also the alternative spelling of peen.
Forms of pean
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | peans |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | peans |
| present participle | peaning |
| past participle | peaned |
| past | peaned |
Origin of pean
Derived from Middle French penne (“feather”), from penna (“feather”); doublet of pen and penna.
Words that rhyme with pean
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about pean
- What does pean mean?
- Pean means a heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field.
- What part of speech is pean?
- Pean can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pean?
- Pean is pronounced /piːn/.
- What is the plural of pean?
- The plural of pean is peans.
Words near pean in the dictionary
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