Steelen

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made of steel. figuratively, literally, literary, not-comparable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

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

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