pean
Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pean
C16: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World The vocal by the king of jazz lent a grandfatherly wisdom to this pean to nature’s purity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2015
His knowledge of the region is newly acquired; he previously focused on Euro pean relations and trade, and does not speak Spanish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the unprecedented ease with which Western European nations send goods across each other's borders, the Euro pean Economic Community seethes with some of the deepest discontent in its 15-year history.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Portela Military Airport in Lisbon, the final stop on the Reagans' Euro- pean trip, they were greeted by President Antonio Ramalho Eanes.
From Time Magazine Archive
This mantle is always described as doubled, that is, lined throughout with one of the furs, as ermine, pean, vary.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
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