Definition of Steele

1. Noun. English writer (1672-1729).

Exact synonyms: Sir Richrd Steele
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Definition of Steele

1. Proper noun. An English and Scottish surname from (etyl enm) (term stele steelm); either a metal worker or a person considered to be as hard as steel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steele

Stations
Stations of the Cross
Statistical Commission
Statue of Liberty
Stavanger
Stavka
Stavropol
Stavros
Stayman
Stayman Winesap
Ste.
Steadicam
Steatornis
Steatornis caripensis
Steatornithidae
Steele (current term)
Steenie
Stef
Stefan
Stefan Wyszynski
Stefan Zweig
Stefani
Stefanie
Stefany
Steff
Steffens
Steffi
Steffi Graf
Steffie
Steffy

Literary usage of Steele

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"There appears to be another "Rufus Steele" along the southern border of the country and his picture is shown here together with that of the Rufus Steele our ..."

2. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1905)
"In 1701 Steele published his first important work, the Christian Hero, which was considered ... In the Lying Lover (1703) Steele was still more didactic, ..."

3. American Book Prices Current (1919)
"Continued. certify that Brigadier-General Lachlan Mclntosh of Georgia is entitled to eight hundred and fifty acres of Land," etc. Steele, H., Nov. 28, '17. ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Dick or Dicky Steele conveys to our minds the impression which the heavy- limbed ... Steele always looked up to Addison, cherishing for him a respect almost ..."

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