STEELE

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• STEELE (noun)
  The noun STEELE has 1 sense:

1. English writer (1672-1729)

  Familiarity information: STEELE used as a noun is very rare.

• STEELE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English writer (1672-1729)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sir Richrd Steele; Steele

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

 Context examples 

This specimen of the Miss Steeles was enough.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

After sitting with them a few minutes, the Miss Steeles returned to the Park, and Elinor was then at liberty to think and be wretched.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"Poor little creatures!" said Miss Steele, as soon as they were gone.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"What a sweet woman Lady Middleton is!" said Lucy Steele.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"Oh! that would be terrible, indeed," said Miss Steele— "Dear little soul, how I do love her!"

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

But her curiosity was unavailing, for no farther notice was taken of Mr. Ferrars's name by Miss Steele when alluded to, or even openly mentioned by Sir John.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"Oh," cried Miss Steele, looking significantly round at them, "I dare say Lucy's beau is quite as modest and pretty behaved as Miss Dashwood's."

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"Norland is a prodigious beautiful place, is not it?" added Miss Steele.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"Ferrars!" repeated Miss Steele; "Mr. Ferrars is the happy man, is he? What! your sister-in-law's brother, Miss Dashwood? a very agreeable young man to be sure; I know him very well."

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

"John is in such spirits today!" said she, on his taking Miss Steeles's pocket handkerchief, and throwing it out of window—"He is full of monkey tricks."

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)