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steelen

steelen adjective: made of steel.

Adjective

steelen (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively, literally, literary) Made of steel.
    • At three-thirty a hush fell on the scene and the quiet swish of the warm waves, smacking in resonance the steelen sides, alone gave sound, a sleep-bringing lullaby dear to the soul of every sailor.1908, Alan Hughes Burgoyne, The War Inevitable, page 64
    • But it was still the eyes that Quill came back to, for they coveted a natural intelligence and a steelen resolve.2006, Steve Albert, Vengeance, page 162

Origin of steelen

From Middle English stelen, from Old English stīelen (“made of steel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn. By surface analysis, steel + -en.

Questions about steelen

What does steelen mean?
Steelen means made of steel.
What part of speech is steelen?
Steelen is an adjective.

Words near steelen in the dictionary

  1. steeldrums
  2. steele
  3. Steele County
  4. steeled
  5. steeled up
  6. steelen
  7. steeler
  8. steelers
  9. Steeley
  10. Steeleys
  11. Steelhammer

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