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stein

1

[ stahyn ]

noun

  1. a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
  2. the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.


Stein

2

[ stahyn shtahyn ]

noun

  1. Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
  2. Hein·rich Frie·drich Karl [hahyn, -, r, i, kh, , free, -d, r, i, kh, kah, r, l], Baron vom und zum [fawm , oo, nt ts, oo, m], 1757–1831, German statesman.
  3. William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.

stein

1

/ ٲɪ /

noun

  1. an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
  2. the quantity contained in such a mug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Stein

2

noun

  1. ٲɪ SteinGertrude18741946FUSWRITING: writer Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)
  2. ʃٲ SteinHeinrich Friedrich Carl, Baron17571831MPrussianPOLITICS: statesman Heinrich Friedrich Carl (ˈhainrɪç ˈfriːdrɪç karl), Baron Stein. 1757–1831, Prussian statesman, who contributed greatly to the modernization of Prussia and played a major role in the European coalition against Napoleon (1813–15)
  3. پː SteinJock19221985MScottishSPORT AND GAMES: footballerSPORT AND GAMES: football manager Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stein1

1900–05; < German: literally, stone
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stein1

German, literally: stone
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England and Scotland supporters were told they could be barred from grounds if they have too many steins.

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The lock's key was kept in a beer stein displayed in the kitchen, and her husband hid the gun in their bedroom.

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In some sections, Fontaine has taped up educational blurbs to explain the origins and cultural significance of certain items, such as antique German beer steins and Staffordshire pottery dogs.

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The complete Tesla CyberBeer set includes two bottles of beer along with two matte black ceramic beer steins.

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“He said, not really,” Zyma recalled last month, during a traditional Czech dinner in Prague with goulash, dumplings, pigs blood soup and large steins of foamy pilsner.

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