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Definition of Steed
1. Noun. (literary) a spirited horse for state or war.
Definition of Steed
1. n. A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose.
Definition of Steed
1. Noun. (archaic poetic) A stallion, especially in the sense of mount. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Steed
1. a horse [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steed
Literary usage of Steed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"'Didst never, good my youth, hear tell That on the hour when I was born Saint
George, who graced my sire's chapelle, Down from his steed of marble fell, ..."
2. The Story of the Greeks by Hélène Adeline Guerber (1896)
"One after another mounted, only to be thrown a few minutes later by the fiery,
restless steed, which was becoming very much excited. ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"the suppression of the statement ; but Flam- steed e feelings towards him were
thenceforth of unmitigated bitterness. : observatory, consisting of the ..."
4. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"They buried the dark chief; they freed Beside the grave his battle steed; And
swift an arrow cleaved its way To his stern heart ! One piercing neigh Arose, ..."
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