{ ‖Shai″tan, ‖Shei″tan } (?), n. [Written also sheytan.] [Hind. shaitān, fr. Ar. shaiṭān.] 1. Among Mohammedans: (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil. (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend.
2. (Meteor.) A dust storm.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.