steelieとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈstiːli/
• 異形同音異義語: steely, stele
• 韻: -iːli

名詞

steelie (plural steelies)

1. (US) A zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.

   the jewel of his collection, a steelie from 1943

2. A steel bearing ball used as a marble.

   the heaviest in his collection, an old steelie from the junkyard

   • 2006, Carol Benson, The Old Lonesome, page 84:

     The steelies were just balls of steel, industrially ugly and not part of most girls' collections. There were four sizes of marbles and we called them boulders, biggies, regulars, and teenies.

3. (colloquial, automotive) A steel wheel.

   old Mopars wearing steelies with dog dishes

4. (usually plural only, informal) A steel-toe boot.

   Better wear your steelies when he's around. [implying that he is clumsy]

関連する語

Further reading

• 1943 steel cent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• eeliest