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

/ staɪn /

noun

1. an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
2. the quantity contained in such a mug

Stein

²

noun

1. staɪn 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. ʃtain 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. stiːn 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of stein¹

1900–05; < German: literally, stone

Word History and Origins

Origin of stein¹

German, literally: stone

Example Sentences

England and Scotland supporters were told they could be barred from grounds if they have too many steins.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

“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.

From New York Times

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