Stein
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
"So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein—coloring and all. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams."
- 2 a mug intended for serving beer wordnet
- 1 A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
- 2 A surname from German Stein.
"Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate."
Example
More examples"Dr. Stein will be with you shortly."
Etymology
From a regional use of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.
Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.
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