stane

[ steyn ]

/ steɪn /

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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), staned, stan·ing.Scot. and North England.

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Words nearby stane

stand up and be counted, stand up for, stand up to, stand up with, stand your ground, stane, Stanford, Stanford-Binet scale, Stanford-Binet test, stang, stanhope

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How to use stane in a sentence

This city is built on a Roman site, near a line of road now known as Stane Street.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
“Stane” is the Saxon word for stone, and the word “Staining” indicates the fact mentioned above.
Milton's England|Lucia Ames Mead
And their hearts maun be made o' flesh and blood like other folk's, and Effie's story wad melt them were they stane.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
If a stane were to slip frae a rock tap in a' the isle, it is on Colin it wad light.
Lochinvar|S. R. Crockett

"Oh, John," said the minister, "I'm sure you ken that a rowin' (rolling) stane gathers nae fog" (moss).
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

British Dictionary definitions for stane

stane

/ (steɪn) /

noun

a Scot word for stone

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