steelen

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English

Etymology

From Middle English stelen, from Old English stīelen (made of steel), from Proto-West Germanic *stahlīn. By surface analysis, steel +‎ -en.

Adjective

steelen (not comparable)

  1. (literary, literally or figuratively) Made of steel.
    • 1908, Alan Hughes Burgoyne, The War Inevitable, page 64:
      At three-thirty a hush fell on the scene and the quiet swish of the warm waves, smacking in resonance the steelen sides, alone gave sound, a sleep-bringing lullaby dear to the soul of every sailor.
    • 2006, Steve Albert, Vengeance, page 162:
      But it was still the eyes that Quill came back to, for they coveted a natural intelligence and a steelen resolve.