Dictionary entry

Steen

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Steen (stēn), n. [AS. stǣna. See Stone.] [Written also stean.] 1. A vessel of clay or stone. “An huge great earth-pot steane.” Spenser.

2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.