Stein

Stein  (stn), Gertrude 1874-1946.

American writer of experimental novels, poetry, essays, operas, and plays. In Paris during the 1920s she was a central member of a group of American expatriates that included Ernest Hemingway. Her works include Three Lives (1908), Tender Buttons (1914), and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933).

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stein  (stn)

n.

A mug, especially one for beer, usually holding about a pint.

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[German, probably short for Steinkrug, stone jug : Stein, stone (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see sti- in Indo-European roots) + Krug, jug.]

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stein [staɪn]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design

2. the quantity contained in such a mug

[German, literally: stone]

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Stein

n

1. (Biographies) Gertrude. 1874-1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903-1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)

2. (Biographies / (German)) 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)

3. (Biographies) Jock, real name John. 1922-85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965-78) and Scotland (1978-85)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stein - a mug intended for serving beer       beer mug mug - with handle and usually cylindrical
	2.	Stein - experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946) Gertrude Stein

Translations

stein

n → Maßkrug m