pean

[ pee-uhn ]

noun

1. a variant of paean.

pean

¹

/ piːn /

noun

1. heraldry a fur of sable spotted with or

pean

²

/ ˈpiːən /

noun

1. a less common US spelling of paean

Word History and Origins

Origin of pean¹

C16: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Pean sprang after them, and in a few minutes I heard the dull, muffled report of his musket.

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The deer had fallen after going but a few yards, but was not quite dead when Pean came up and shot it through the head.

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Pean cut only a handful of boughs, spread them near the fire, threw his coat over them, and lay down.

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Old Pean complained of feeling unwell during the evening, and in the morning when we got up said he was sick.

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Pean brought with him a cotton bedspread that had also once been white, but left this with the canoe.

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