STEELINESS
STEELINESS, noun [from steely.] Great hardness.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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STEELING
STEELING, participle present tense Pointing or edging with steel; hardening; making insensible or unfeeling.
STEELY
STEELY, adjective1. Made of steel; consisting of steel.Broachd with the steely point of Cliffords lance.Around his shop the steely sparkles flew.2. Hard; firm.That she would una...
STEELYARD
STEELYARD, noun [steel and yard.] The Roman balance; an instrument for weighing bodies, consisting of a rod or bar marked with notches, designating the number of pounds and ounc...
STEEN
STEEN, STEAN, noun A vessel of clay or stone. [Not in use.]
STEENKIRK
STEENKIRK, noun A cant term for a neck-cloth. [Not now in use.]
STEEP
STEEP, adjective Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending with a great inclination; precipitous; as a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a ...
STEEPED
STEEPED, participle passive Soaked; macerated; imbued.
STEEPER
STEEPER, noun A vessel, vat or cistern in which things are steeped.
STEEPING
STEEPING, participle present tense Soaking; macerating.
STEEPLE
STEEPLE, noun A turret of a church, ending in a point; a spire. It differs from a tower, which usually ends in a square form, thought the name is sometimes given to a tower. The...
STEEPLE-HOUSE
STEEPLE-HOUSE, noun A church. [Not in use.]
STEEPLED
STEEPLED, adjective Furnished with a steeple; adorned with steeples or towers.
STEEPLY
STEEPLY, adverb With steepness; with precipitous declivity.
STEEPNESS
STEEPNESS, noun The state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as the steepness of a hill, a bank or a roof.
STEEPY
STEEPY, adjective Having a steep or precipitous declivity; as steepy crags; a poetical word.No more, my goats, shall I behold you climb the steepy cliffs.
STEER
STEER, noun A young male of the ox kind or common ox. It is rendered in Dutch, a bull; but in the United States, this name is generally given to a castrated male of the ox kind,...
STEERAGE
STEERAGE, noun1. The act or practice of directing and governing in a course; as the steerage of a ship.[In this sense, I believe the word is now little used.]2. In seamens langu...
STEERAGE-WAY
STEERAGE-WAY, noun In seamens language, that degree of progressive movement of a ship, which renders her governable by the helm.
STEERED
STEERED, participle passive Directed and governed in a course; guided; conducted.
STEERER
STEERER, noun One that steers; a pilot. [Little used.]
STEERING
STEERING, participle present tense Directing and governing in a course, as a ship; guiding; conducting.STEERING, noun The act or art of directing and governing a ship or other v...
STEERING-WHEEL
STEERING-WHEEL, noun The wheel by which the rudder of a ship is turned and the ship steered.
STEERLESS
STEERLESS, adjective Having no steer or rudder. [Not in use.]
STEERSMAN
STEERSMAN, noun [steer and man.] One that steers; the helmsman of a ship.
STEERSMATE
STEERSMATE, noun [steer and mate.] One who steers; a pilot. [Not in use.]
STEEVING
STEEVING, noun In seamens language, the angle of elevation which a ships bowsprit makes with the horizon.