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steeping |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeped} (st[=e]pt); p. pr & vb n. {Steeping}.] [OE. stepen, probably fr Icel. steypa to cause to stoop, cast down pour out to cast metals, causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf Sw st["o]pa to cast, to steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf {Stoop}, v. t.] To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively. Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak. In refreshing dew to steep The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth. The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin. --Earle.
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