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Steppe dialect (Ukrainian: Степовий говір) belongs to the Southeastern group of Ukrainian dialects. Having formed in the 17–19th centuries, it is the youngest
Steppe_dialect
East Slavic language
from the Moscow dialect substratum under some influence of the Russian chancery language. The Moscow dialect had a northern dialectal base, but after
Russian_language
Sub-branch of the Turkic language family
диалектов: мишарский диалект татарского языка. — М.: Наука, 1978 "Some dialects are close to Kirghiz (Johanson 1998)". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08
Kipchak_languages
Arabic varieties spoken in Syria
Christian Aleppine Rural dialects similar to Muslim Aleppine Mountain dialects Rural dialects Bēbi (əlBāb) Mixed dialects These dialects are transitional between
Syrian_Arabic
Kipchak Turkic language spoken in Western Siberia
sub-dialect (Tarsky District, Bolsherechensky District, Kolosovsky District of Omsk Oblast) Baraba Tatar dialect (spoken throughout the Baraba steppe) Tom
Siberian_Tatar_language
East Slavic language
both grammar sets can be applied. A (6) Steppe dialect is spoken in southern and southeastern Ukraine. This dialect was originally the main language of the
Ukrainian_language
Kipchak Turkic language of the North Caucasus
Kipchak Turkic. The latter also includes the steppe dialect of Crimean Tatar, the Tobol-Irtysh dialect of the Siberian Tatar in Russia, Kazakh in Kazakhstan
Nogai_language
Group of dialects of the Ukrainian language
comprises three dialects: Middle Dnieprian, spoken in Dnieper Ukraine; Slobozhan, spoken in Sloboda Ukraine; and the Steppe dialect, spoken on the Wild
Southeastern Ukrainian dialects
Southeastern_Ukrainian_dialects
Dialect of Adyghe
Hatuqay dialect is a dialect of Adyghe, spoken by the Hatuqay branch of the Circassian people. Linguistically, it is classified as one of the Steppe or Kuban
Hatuqay_dialect
Dialect of Ukrainian language
where the dialect is widespread borders Central and Eastern Polesian dialects in the north, Slobozhan dialect in the east, Steppe dialect in the south
Middle_Dnieprian_dialect
Ecoregion of plain grasslands without trees
Look up steppe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In physical geography, a steppe (/stɛp/) is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed
Steppe
Dialect of Siberian Tatar
Baraba Tatar or Paraba Tatar is a dialect of Siberian Tatar spoken by Baraba Tatars in Siberia. While middle aged individuals and the young generation
Baraba_Tatar_dialect
Index of animals with the same common name
black-footed ferret, a native member of the Mustelinae. In Southern United States dialect, the term polecat is sometimes used as a colloquial nickname for the skunk
Polecat
diverse pre-Tatarization origins, language dialect, and customs. The three main sub-ethnic groups are the Steppe, Mountain, and Coastal. Some anthropologists
Crimean Tatar subethnic groups
Crimean_Tatar_subethnic_groups
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia, where they remained until the
Scythians
2007 book by David W. Anthony
Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World is a 2007 book by the anthropologist David W. Anthony
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
The_Horse,_the_Wheel,_and_Language
Dialect of Ukrainian
Ukrainian dialects (Dniestrian, Pokuttia-Bukovynian and Volhynian), as well as Southeastern Ukrainian dialects (Middle Dnieper and Steppe dialects). merger
Podolian_dialect
Theory of Indo-European origin
origins identifies the Pontic–Caspian steppe as the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) homeland, and a variety of late PIE dialects are assumed to have been spoken across
Kurgan_hypothesis
Group of Indo-European peoples
Europe, and the Eastern Steppe. In the 1st millennium AD, their area of settlement, which was mainly concentrated in the steppes and deserts of Eurasia
Iranian_peoples
Language family of Eurasia
farther west during the first millennium. They are characterized as a dialect continuum. Turkic languages are spoken by some 200 million people. The
Turkic_languages
dialect Canadian Ukrainian Southeastern Ukrainian (Eastern Southern Ukrainian) Middle Dnieprian Standard Ukrainian Balachka / Kuban Slobozhan Steppe Northern
List of Indo-European languages
List_of_Indo-European_languages
Large Iranian confederation that existed in classical antiquity
of ancient Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples who dominated the Pontic steppe from around the 5th century BC to the 4th century AD. The earliest known
Sarmatians
Tribe in Russia
Kamasins were split into two groups: the Taiga and the Steppe Kamasins, each with their own distinct dialect. The Taiga Kamasins engaged in hunting, reindeer
Kamasins
Subfamily of Indo-European languages
(often seen as a dialect of Ukrainian) Ukrainian Podlachian (often seen as a dialect of Ukrainian) West Polesian (often seen as a dialect of Ukrainian) South
Slavic_languages
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
were a group of nomadic Eastern Iranian peoples who lived in the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. The Saka
Saka
In the Ukrainian language there are three major dialectal groups according to territory: the southwestern group (Ukrainian: південно-західне наріччя,
Ukrainian_dialects
Ancestor of the Indo-European languages
homeland of the Proto-Indo-Europeans may have been in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Europe and central Asia. The linguistic reconstruction of PIE
Proto-Indo-European_language
Circassian tribe
dialect of Adyghe. Hatuqay is classified as one of the "Steppe dialects", a subgroup of that also includes the Temirgoy, Abzakh and Bzhedug dialects,
Hatuqay
The Crimean Tatar language consists of two dialects. The standard language is written in the middle dialect (bağçasaray, orta yolaq), which is part of
Crimean_Tatar_dialects
Group of Eastern Iranic languages
Scythian-speakers were nomadic pastoralists of Central Asia and the Pontic–Caspian steppe. Fragments of their speech known from inscriptions and words quoted in ancient
Scythian_languages
Migrations out of the Proto-Indo-European homeland
the Eurasian steppes to Central Europe, probably played a central role in the spread of the pre-Germanic and pre-Balto-Slavic dialects. The eastern part
Indo-European_migrations
Ferret-like mammal species
carnivory as the steppe polecat, being less specialised in skull structure and dentition. The European polecat likely diverged from the steppe polecat 1.5 million
European_polecat
Postulated prehistoric ethnolinguistic group
BC). Mainstream scholars place them in the Pontic–Caspian steppe across Eurasia (this steppe extends from northeastern Bulgaria and southeastern Romania
Proto-Indo-Europeans
Branch of the Indo-European language family
Pontic–Caspian steppe, also remaining in the western steppe for a prolonged period of time separated from the Proto-Indo-European dialects that later gave
Albanoid_languages
Branch of the Indo-European language family
Baltic languages descended. One particularly innovative dialect separated from the Balto-Slavic dialect continuum and became ancestral to the Proto-Slavic
Balto-Slavic_languages
Geographic region where the proto-Indo-European language originated
branches and evidencing the hypothesis that the LPIE dialects were spoken in the Pontic-Caspian steppes 3500-2500 BCE. He states that a homeland for early
Proto-Indo-European_homeland
as a result of which the local dialects adopted some features of the Russian language (see Slobozhan and Steppe dialects). With the beginning of industrialization
Russian_language_in_Ukraine
Ancient Iranian language of the Caucasus
language spoken by the Alans from about the 1st to the 13th centuries AD, a dialect directly descended from the earlier Scytho-Sarmatian languages, which would
Alanic_language
Ancient tribe described by Herodotus
to the south. The Scythians originated in the region of the Volga-Ural steppes of Central Asia, possibly around the 9th century BC, as a section of the
Melanchlaeni
European Bronze Age culture
originated from the westward migration of Yamnaya-related people from the steppe-forest zone into the territory of late Neolithic European cultures, evolving
Corded_Ware_culture
Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Crimea
Kazakh, Karakalpak, and Nogai proper. This dialect was spoken by former nomadic inhabitants of the Crimean steppes. It has roots in Cumania and later the
Crimean_Tatars
Kipchak Turkic language
language consists of three or four dialects. Among them is also the southern dialect, also known as the coastal dialect (yalıboyu, cenübiy), which is in
Crimean_Tatar_language
Russian dialects are spoken variants of the Russian language. Russian dialects and territorial varieties are divided in two conceptual chronological and
Russian_dialects
Turkic tribal confederation
Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region between the 5th and 7th centuries. They became known
Bulgars
Turkic nomadic people in Eurasia
confederation that existed in the Middle Ages inhabiting parts of the Eurasian Steppe. First mentioned in the eighth century as part of the Second Turkic Khaganate
Kipchaks
American entertainer
"The Hebrew Gent," Steppe was billed as a Hebrew, Jewish-dialect or Yiddish-dialect character comedian. "Ignatz Cohen," one of Steppe's alter egos, became
Harry_Steppe
Dialects and differences between the written standard and spoken speech
PONTIC DIALECT OF MODERN GREEK IN ASIA MINOR AND RUSSIA". Transactions of the Philological Society 36.1 (1937): 15–52. "Greeks of the Steppe". The Washington
Varieties_of_Modern_Greek
Migrations of Indo-Aryans into the Indian subcontinent
gave rise to the Indo-Aryans and Iranians, developed on the Central Asian steppes north of the Caspian Sea as the Sintashta culture (c. 2200–1900 BCE), in
Indo-Aryan_migrations
Ancient Iranic people of the North Caucasus
the Pontic Steppe, thereby assimilating a significant population of associated Alans. After the Hunnic defeat of the Goths on the Pontic Steppe around 375 CE
Alans
Region of China
languages such as Mandarin, which includes the Beijing dialect and its cousin variants. The Beijing dialect is largely the basis of Standard Chinese (or Standard
North_China
Dialects and varieties of the Greek language spoken in the modern era
Pontic dialect of Modern Greek in Asia Minor and Russia". Transactions of the Philological Society 36.1 (1937): 15–52. "Greeks of the Steppe". The Washington
Modern_Greek
4th millennium BC Eneolithic archaeological culture in Eastern Europe
Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe and East European forest steppe. It developed from preceding local Neolithic cultures, and
Repin_culture
European archaeological culture, 2800–1800 BC
samples from France display a wide range of steppe-ancestry proportions, with a very high level of steppe ancestry in a male individual from northern
Bell_Beaker_culture
Branch of the Indo-European language family
speakers; Low German, considered a separate collection of unstandardized dialects, with roughly 4.35–7.15 million native speakers and probably 6.7–10 million
Germanic_languages
Hypothetical subfamily of the Indo-European languages
separated and moved respectively westward and eastward from the Pontic Steppe. If Graeco-Aryan is a valid group, Grassmann's law may have a common origin
Graeco-Aryan_languages
1438–1552 Tatar Turkic state
Bulgars, but the court and bodyguard of the Kazan khans were composed of steppe Tatar (Kipchaks, and later of Nogais) that lived in Kazan. According to
Khanate_of_Kazan
Arabic variety spoken in the Levant
In Israel and Turkey, Levantine is a minority language. The Palestinian dialect is lexically the closest vernacular Arabic variety to MSA, with about 50%
Levantine_Arabic
Ancient nomadic Iranic people who invaded West Asia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
Eastern Iranic equestrian nomadic people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into West Asia. Although the Cimmerians
Cimmerians
Oghuz tribe
Afghanistan, and Syria. When Oghuz Turks started to migrate from the Aral steppes to Khorasan in the 11th and 13th centuries, Bayat people spread throughout
Bayat_(tribe)
Indo-Aryan dialects spoken in Assam, India
of Indo-Aryan dialects spoken in the Goalpara region of Assam, India. Along with Kamrupi, they form the western group of Assamese dialects. The North Bengali
Goalpariya_dialects
Eurasian steppe confederation and empire
who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme
Xiongnu
Ancient Iranian nomadic confederation in Central Asia
Orthocorybantians, were an ancient Eastern Iranian Saka people who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia and were part of the wider Scythian cultures. The Massagetae
Massagetae
Circassian tribe
their coast was not backed by high mountains and opened northward to the steppe the Natukhai were very active in trading with the Ottoman Empire and Crimean
Natukhajs
Alliance of various Eurasian nomads – 6th to 9th centuries
of the Steppe Frontier in Early Chinese Sources". Migracijske i etničke teme. 15 (1–2). Richards, Ronald O. (2003). The Pannonian Slavic Dialect of the
Pannonian_Avars
Indo-European language family comprises a vast number of languages and dialects spoken throughout the world today. All of these languages are descended
Glossary of sound laws in the Indo-European languages
Glossary_of_sound_laws_in_the_Indo-European_languages
Indo-European language
divergent dialect is the Upper Reka dialect, which is however classified as Central Gheg. There is also a diaspora dialect in Croatia, the Arbanasi dialect. Tosk
Albanian_language
Ethnic group
along with Tere-Khöl Tuvan, while most other Tyvan dialects are classified as part of the Steppe Sayan Turkic branch. Y-DNA haplogroups, by percentage:
Tozhu_Tuvans
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
the Pontic–Caspian steppe. Sequenced genomes of Middle Bronze Age (MBA) individuals from northern Greece had ~50% Pontic-Caspian Steppe-related ancestry;
Mycenaean_Greece
Indo-European language
Phrygian), Albanian and Indo-Iranian were dialectally close to each other; within this hypothetical dialect group, Proto-Armenian was situated between
Armenian_language
Branch of the Indo-European language family
earlier westward migration of Yamnaya-related people from the Pontic–Caspian steppe zone into the territory of late Neolithic European cultures, possibly bringing
Indo-Iranian_languages
Dialect of Assamese
Kamrupi dialects are a group of regional dialects of Assamese, spoken in the Kamrup region. It formerly enjoyed prestige status. It is one of two western
Kamrupi_dialects
Language family native to Eurasia
the Kurgan hypothesis, which posits the homeland to be the Pontic–Caspian steppe in what is now Ukraine and Southern Russia, associated with the Yamnaya
Indo-European_languages
Ethnic group of the Caucasus
They speak Digor dialect. Iasi, who settled in the Jászság region in Hungary during the 13th century. They spoke the extinct Jassic dialect. Asud, a nomadic
Ossetians
Extinct Turkic dialect
Khoton is an extinct dialect of the Uyghur language in the Karluk group of Turkic languages. Khotons use the Oirat dialect of Mongolic languages in daily
Khoton_language
Subgroup of Mongolized Evenki
were tributary to the Khalkha. They who lived around Nerchinsk and the Aga steppe faced both Cossack demands for tribute and Khori-Buriats trying to occupy
Hamnigan
Linguistic borrowing from the Belarusian language
Ukrainian dialects: In Right-Bank Polesian dialects: мазгавня (mazhavnia, colloquial for 'head') and зекатий (zekatyi). In Steppe dialects: сябро (siabro
Belarusianism
Partially deciphered writing system
Bactrian, Sogdian, the Saka languages, ... Alanic and ‘Old Steppe Iranian’," such as a native dialect of northern Bactria, that was adopted by the Yuezhi after
Kushan_script
Branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family
common Indo-European's original homeland (more precisely, the Pontic-Caspian Steppe to the north of the Black Sea and the Caucasus), according to the reconstructed
Iranian_languages
Bronze Age cultures, 2000–900 BCE
as part of Andronovo culture: Alakul (1900–1500 BC) In the Forest steppe and steppe of the Trans-Urals; northern, western, and central Kazakhstan; western
Andronovo_culture
1441–1783 Crimean Tatar state
importance for the history of Kypchak and Oghuz dialects – as directly related to the Kipchaks of the Black Sea steppes and Crimea. There are legends that, in
Crimean_Khanate
Person without fixed habitat
recover. Nomadism is also a lifestyle adapted to infertile regions such as steppe, tundra, or ice and sand, where mobility is the most efficient strategy
Nomad
Hungarian subgroup of Eastern Iranic descent
Iasi and Jassy. They originated as a nomadic Alanic people from the Pontic steppe. The cultural and political center of Jászság is the town of Jászberény
Jasz_people
This article is a list of languages and dialects that have no native speakers, no spoken descendants, and that diverged from their parent language in Europe
List of extinct languages and dialects of Europe
List_of_extinct_languages_and_dialects_of_Europe
Large family units of the Eastern Iranian ethnic groups
Quetta and Zhob. The Loralai speak a dialect which is a "soft" Pashto dialect, similar to the Kandahari dialect. The Safi, a few Jaduns, and other minor
Pashtun_tribes
5th–7th-century Turkic nomadic group of the Pontic–Caspian steppe
group of Turkic nomadic equestrians who flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region between the 5th and 7th centuries, and spoke an Oghuric
Onogurs
numerous texts in a variety of dialects known collectively as Ancient Greek. In the Hellenistic era, these dialects underwent dialect levelling to form Koine
History_of_Greek
Language of the Greeks from the Ukrainian Azov shore
the Steppe". The Washington Post. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014. Kisilier, Maxim, Is Rumeíka a Pontic or a Northern Greek Dialect? М. Л
Mariupol_Greek
Undeciphered archaeological text
inscription is not yet certainly deciphered, and is probably in a Scythian dialect, constituting one of very few autochthonous epigraphic traces of that language
Issyk_inscription
Historical semi-nomadic Turkic ethnic group
650–965), the Khazars dominated the vast area extending from the Volga-Don steppes to the eastern Crimea and the northern Caucasus. Although they were a confederation
Khazars
Dialect of the Adyghe language
The Shapsug dialect (Adyghe: Шапсыгъабзэ; Kabardian: Шапсыгъэбзэ) is a dialect of Adyghe. The Shapsug dialect is spoken by the Shapsugs, which are one
Shapsug_dialect
Reconstructed culture of Proto-Indo-Europeans
accepted theory suggests that the culture emerged on the Pontic–Caspian steppe after 5000 BCE, a period known as the Chalcolithic, where smelted copper
Proto-Indo-European_society
Akkadian creation myth
transforming Mesopotamia’s steppe through irrigation into a blossoming garden landscape. The Sumerian name Eden generally means ‘steppe’. The name itself , the
Atra-Hasis
steppe north of the Caucasus. In the nineteenth century they were pushed far southeast to their present location. Formerly part of the eastern steppe
Ethnic_groups_in_the_Caucasus
Family of languages and dialects Indigenous to North Africa
variety similar to the Romance languages, and with few exceptions form a dialect continuum. Regardless, they are frequently referred to as a single collective
Berber_languages
Eastern Iranian language of Ossetia, in the Caucasus
evidence of a formerly wide-ranging Iranian-language dialect continuum on the Central Asian steppe. The names of ancient Iranian tribes (as transmitted
Ossetian_language
Region in the Eastern Mediterranean
Ma'lula originate from the period before the change from the rural dialect to the city dialect of Damascus shows that the contact between the Aramaeans and
Levant
Central Mongolic language
people east of Lake Baikal. The Khamnigan people, called the Horse Tungus or Steppe Tungus, are natively bilingual, speaking both a Mongolic and a Tungusic
Khamnigan_Mongol
Subgroup of the Iranian languages
Iranian. As opposed to the Middle-era Western Iranian dialects, the Middle-era Eastern Iranian dialects preserve word-final syllables. The largest living
Eastern_Iranian_languages
Siberian Turkic language
branches: Steppe and Taiga, but makes certain distinctions not made by Glottlog: Sayan Turkic Taiga Sayan Turkic Dukha Tofa Toju Tuvan dialects of Tere-Khöl
Soyot_language
Branch of the Indo-Iranian languages
dialect continuum, where languages are often transitional towards neighbouring varieties. Because of this, the division into languages vs. dialects is
Indo-Aryan_languages
STEPPE DIALECT
STEPPE DIALECT
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Greek English Biblical
King Richard The Second' Sir Stephen Scroop.
Boy/Male
German, Greek, Russian
Crowned with Laurels; Form of Stephen; Crowned
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Stephanos (Latin Stephanus), STEPHEN means "crown." In the bible, this is the name of one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem who was stoned to death by the Jews.Â
Male
Russian
(Степан) Russian form of Greek Stephanos, STEPAN means "crown." Compare with another form of Stepan.
Male
English
Unisex short form of English Stephen and Stephanie, both STEPH means "crown."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Swedish, Swiss
Wreath; Abbreviation of Steven and Stephen Often Used as an Independent Name; Crowned; A Garland
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English step ‘step’ + toe ‘toe’, perhaps for someone who treads lightly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Stockport in Greater Manchester, formerly known as Stopford. The place name is recorded in the 12th century as Stokeport, probably from Old English stoc ‘hamlet’, ‘dependent settlement’ + port ‘marketplace’ (see Port). The confusion of the second element with ford appears in 1288, and the form Stopford is recorded in 1347.German : occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle High German stoppen ‘to repair’.German : Sorbian short form of Christopher.
Male
English
Unisex pet form of English Steven and Stevania, both STEVIE means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English stele ‘steel’, hence a nickname for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or metonymic occupational name for a foundry worker.This name was brought independently to New England by several different bearers from the 17th century onward. John Steele was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Male
German
Pet form of German Sepp, SEPPEL means "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Tefanus, TEPPO means "crown."
Male
Finnish
Finnish myth name of a smith god, SEPPO means "smith."
Male
Italian
Pet form of Italian Giuseppe, BEPPE means "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stapel ‘post’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary post, or a habitational name from some place named with this word (Old English stapel), as for example Staple in Kent or Staple Fitzpaine in Somerset.Americanized spelling of German Stapel.
Male
English
Short form of English Steven, STEVE means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Wiltshire named Stype.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : metonymic occupational name for the owner of a tavern or a nickname for a drinker, from Low German tappe ‘tap’.German : variant of Tapp.English : variant spelling of Tapp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English stappe ‘step’, probably denoting someone who lived by a ford with stepping stones.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Sussex)
English (mainly Sussex) : habitational name from Stepney in London, named probably with an unattested Old English personal name, Stybba (genitive Stybban) + h̄þ ‘hythe’, ‘landing place’.
STEPPE DIALECT
STEPPE DIALECT
Boy/Male
Tamil
Karthika | காரà¯à®¤à®¿à®•ா
A gods daughter, Son of Lord Shiva, Leader of Deva army, Hindu month, Character of Angel, A star
Girl/Female
Latin
Goddess of anguish.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Advise
Girl/Female
Indian
Respect; Manner
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
God Ranganathar
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shravika | à®·à¯à®°à®µà®¿à®•ா
Male
Iranian/Persian
(پیروز) Persian name PIRUZ means "victorious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Daughter (see Daughters).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Witty
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Karthik; Shiva
STEPPE DIALECT
STEPPE DIALECT
STEPPE DIALECT
STEPPE DIALECT
STEPPE DIALECT
n.
A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped.
imp. & p. p.
of Steep
v. t.
To close or secure with a stopper.
v. t.
To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve.
n.
One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.
v. t.
To foment with a stupe.
v. t.
To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
v. t.
That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
v. t.
To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).
a.
Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building.
a.
Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
imp. & p. p.
of Step
n.
The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
a.
Steep; precipitous.
v. t.
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
v. i.
To become steep or steeper.
v. t.
Excessive; as, a steep price.
v. t.
To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple.
a.
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.
a.
Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.