stein
1 Americannoun
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a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
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the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.
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Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.
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William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.
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Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)
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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)
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Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)
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an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
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the quantity contained in such a mug
Etymology
Origin of stein
1900–05; < German: literally, stone
Example Sentences
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Darrell Goodwin holds a German stein during the Oktoberfest celebration.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Grab a stein of something — the first 150 arrivals receive a glass with a logo — and wander among the music and activities.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022
FRI-SUN Authentic München-style Oktoberfest Biergarten with imported German beers and local craft favorites, food, live oompah music and DJs, keg rolling, stein hoisting, wiener-dog racing, 4-11 p.m.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2019
He ran the blender, producing a noise like a circular saw, and then filled a tall glass stein with purple-green liquid.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 23, 2015
Mrs. Fine- stein always has a bowl of oranges out, on a table up a few steps from the vestibule; no one else leaves oranges lying around like that when it isn’t Christmas.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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