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Pean

//piːn// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In blazon, a heraldic fur of a black field with gold spots. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of paean. alt-of, alternative

    "The barbarian, wandering in nature's wilds, plucking the fruits as they grow, or destroying the game for his meat, and quenching his thirst with the waters of the gurgling rill, may furnish the poet with a theme for a pean to the goddess of Natural Liberty; but he will be a barbarian still, and his children after him, will roam over the same uncultivated wastes, and sleep in the same caves and dens, until they learn to associate with others and combine their efforts for mutual good."

  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of peen. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    a formal expression of praise wordnet
  5. 5
    (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of paean. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of peen. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Middle French penne (“feather”), from penna (“feather”); doublet of pen and penna.

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle French penne (“feather”), from penna (“feather”); doublet of pen and penna.

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