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De - Pt| English Dictionary: steed | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Steed \Steed\, n. [OE. stede, AS. st[c7]da a stud-horse, war horse, fr. st[d3]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[d3][?], a stud. [fb]163. See {Stud} of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. [bd]A knight upon a steed.[b8] --Chaucer. Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. --Shak. | |
