stein
noun
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stein
1 American
[stahyn]
/ staɪn /
noun
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a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
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the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.
Stein
2
American
[stahyn, shtahyn]
/ staɪn, ʃtaɪn /
noun
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Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.
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William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.
Stein
1
British
noun
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Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)
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Heinrich Friedrich Carl (ˈhainrɪç ˈfriːdrɪç karl), Baron Stein. 1757–1831, Prussian statesman, who contributed greatly to the modernization of Prussia and played a major role in the European coalition against Napoleon (1813–15)
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Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)
stein
2
British
/ staɪn /
noun
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an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
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the quantity contained in such a mug
Etymology
Origin of stein
1900–05; < German: literally, stone
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FRI-SUN Authentic München-style Oktoberfest Biergarten with imported German beers and local craft favorites, food, live oompah music and DJs, keg rolling, stein hoisting, wiener-dog racing, 4-11 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
He ran the blender, producing a noise like a circular saw, and then filled a tall glass stein with purple-green liquid.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 23, 2015
This is a terrific article,it makes me want to pack my hiking boots,my ski boots and oh yes my boot shaped beer stein and head for the wilds...
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2014
He commemorated success with the world's biggest beer stein, which became known as the Stanley Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2014
Mrs. Fine- stein always has a bowl of oranges out, on a table up a few steps from the vestibule; no one else leaves oranges lying around like that when it isn’t Christmas.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Mitch Stein discusses how his firm, Arena Private Wealth, is a private- and capital-markets player in addition to being a wealth manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“China has become an important part of their corporate DNA and business ecosystem,” Sean Stein, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, said recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
It was bought for him in 1983 by Sire Records founder Seymour Stein after Marr joked that The Smiths would sign to the label if he bought him a new guitar.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In Chicago, ACT UP’s Gregg Bordowitz became her mentor and professor, and for three years, Rosales immersed herself in learning, becoming obsessed with Gertrude Stein and philosophers like Gilles Deleuze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She’d snap, “Rachel! Go get me some wine and cheese and crackers!” and sure enough, after a while up jumps ol’ Mr. Stein.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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