steppen.

Brit.

/stɛp/, U.S.

/stɛp/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s step.

Etymology: < Russian step′. Compare French, German steppe.

1. One of the vast comparatively level and treeless plains of south-eastern Europe and Siberia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country

savannah1555

llano1613

vega1645

steppea1670

pampasa1672

pampas1703

prairie1773

veld1785

Great Plains1794

puszta1839

campo1863

polje1894

mudflats1947

a1670 S. Collins Present State Russia (1671) xviii. 81 Going towards the more Southern parts of Syberia, you shall see a Wilderness called the Step.

1710 C. Whitworth Acct. Russia (1758) 119 The place being on the step, or desert.

1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. I. 478 The Steppe, or wide desert plain of Astracan,..is a dreary waste.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 319 The great steppe of Tartary..is unexplored.

1876 F. G. Burnaby Ride to Khiva xxvi. 240 The Turkomans and other nomad races in the steppes often attribute a disease or illness to the devil.

2. transferred. An extensive plain, usually treeless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain

fieldeOE

wong971

field landOE

woldc1220

flat1296

plainc1325

field placec1384

champaign?a1400

floor?a1400

smeethc1440

plain-land1487

weald1544

champian1589

camp1605

level1623

campaign1628

planure1632

campania1663

esplanade1681

flatland1735

vlakte1785

steppe1837

1837 W. Irving Capt. Bonneville (1849) 61 These great steppes, which range along the feet of the Rocky Mountains.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 43 Saline steppes, where the soil is impregnated with salt, but where the foliage is not influenced by a saline atmosphere.

1878 A. K. Johnston Africa ii. 20 These rocky steppes possess but few streams.

1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. 551 The steppe of the Hungarian plain exhibits close climatic similarity to that of South Russia.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

steppe bird n.

ΚΠ

1884 H. Seebohm Hist. Brit. Birds II. 234 Richard's Pipit is essentially a steppe bird.

steppe country n.

ΚΠ

1911 R. R. Marett Anthropol. iv. 106 A belt of grassland or steppe-country.

steppe district n.

ΚΠ

1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. 594 Steppe districts.

steppe fauna n.

ΚΠ

1898 Archaeol. Jrnl. 2nd Ser. 5 284 The Tundra fauna [had] given place to the Steppe fauna.

steppe horse n.

ΚΠ

1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ I. xxv. 389 Their lean and untiring steppe horses.

steppe lake n.

ΚΠ

1901 Geogr. Jrnl. (Royal Geogr. Soc.) 18 92 A typical steppe~lake.

steppe land n.

ΚΠ

1901 Wide World Mag. 6 444/1 The steppe lands..in Western Siberia.

steppe-travelling n.

ΚΠ

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer II. xvi. 51 The monotony of Australian steppe-travelling.

C2.

steppe cat n. the manul ( Felis manul or caudatus).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis manul (manul)

manul1781

steppe cat1885

Pallas's cat1888

1885 Riverside Nat. Hist. (1888) V. 462 The Steppe Cat..of Bokhara.

steppe-murrain n. = rinderpest n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > murrain

orf-qualmOE

murraina1382

hasty1683

rinderpest1828

steppe-murrain1865

cattle-plague1866

1865 Athenæum 7 Oct. 473/2 Pulmonary and steppe murrain.

steppe rue n. the plant Peganum Harmala, the seeds of which are sometimes eaten as a narcotic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > miscellaneous narcotic drugs from plants

henbane?a1425

metel1528

datura1598

carpese1605

cabbage bark1777

majoun1780

lettuce opium1799

stramonium1802

niopo1821

tea oil1837

khat1858

pituri1861

steppe rue1881

ololiuqui1894

toloache1894

yopo1916

mellow yellow1966

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > southern European > Syrian rue

harmalac1000

steppe rue1881

1881 Spons' Encycl. Industr. Arts IV. 1324 Syrian or Steppe Rue.

Derivatives

steppe-ful n. Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes 37 [He] could let me have a steppe-ful of horses if I desired.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	steppe
释义	steppen. Brit. /stɛp/, U.S. /stɛp/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s step. Etymology: < Russian step′. Compare French, German steppe. 1. One of the vast comparatively level and treeless plains of south-eastern Europe and Siberia. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country savannah1555 llano1613 vega1645 steppea1670 pampasa1672 pampas1703 prairie1773 veld1785 Great Plains1794 puszta1839 campo1863 polje1894 mudflats1947 a1670 S. Collins Present State Russia (1671) xviii. 81 Going towards the more Southern parts of Syberia, you shall see a Wilderness called the Step. 1710 C. Whitworth Acct. Russia (1758) 119 The place being on the step, or desert. 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. I. 478 The Steppe, or wide desert plain of Astracan,..is a dreary waste. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 319 The great steppe of Tartary..is unexplored. 1876 F. G. Burnaby Ride to Khiva xxvi. 240 The Turkomans and other nomad races in the steppes often attribute a disease or illness to the devil. 2. transferred. An extensive plain, usually treeless. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain fieldeOE wong971 field landOE woldc1220 flat1296 plainc1325 field placec1384 champaign?a1400 floor?a1400 smeethc1440 plain-land1487 weald1544 champian1589 camp1605 level1623 campaign1628 planure1632 campania1663 esplanade1681 flatland1735 vlakte1785 steppe1837 1837 W. Irving Capt. Bonneville (1849) 61 These great steppes, which range along the feet of the Rocky Mountains. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 43 Saline steppes, where the soil is impregnated with salt, but where the foliage is not influenced by a saline atmosphere. 1878 A. K. Johnston Africa ii. 20 These rocky steppes possess but few streams. 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. 551 The steppe of the Hungarian plain exhibits close climatic similarity to that of South Russia. Compounds C1. General attributive. steppe bird n. ΚΠ 1884 H. Seebohm Hist. Brit. Birds II. 234 Richard's Pipit is essentially a steppe bird. steppe country n. ΚΠ 1911 R. R. Marett Anthropol. iv. 106 A belt of grassland or steppe-country. steppe district n. ΚΠ 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. 594 Steppe districts. steppe fauna n. ΚΠ 1898 Archaeol. Jrnl. 2nd Ser. 5 284 The Tundra fauna [had] given place to the Steppe fauna. steppe horse n. ΚΠ 1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ I. xxv. 389 Their lean and untiring steppe horses. steppe lake n. ΚΠ 1901 Geogr. Jrnl. (Royal Geogr. Soc.) 18 92 A typical steppe~lake. steppe land n. ΚΠ 1901 Wide World Mag. 6 444/1 The steppe lands..in Western Siberia. steppe-travelling n. ΚΠ 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer II. xvi. 51 The monotony of Australian steppe-travelling. C2. steppe cat n. the manul ( Felis manul or caudatus). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis manul (manul) manul1781 steppe cat1885 Pallas's cat1888 1885 Riverside Nat. Hist. (1888) V. 462 The Steppe Cat..of Bokhara. steppe-murrain n. = rinderpest n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > murrain orf-qualmOE murraina1382 hasty1683 rinderpest1828 steppe-murrain1865 cattle-plague1866 1865 Athenæum 7 Oct. 473/2 Pulmonary and steppe murrain. steppe rue n. the plant Peganum Harmala, the seeds of which are sometimes eaten as a narcotic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > miscellaneous narcotic drugs from plants henbane?a1425 metel1528 datura1598 carpese1605 cabbage bark1777 majoun1780 lettuce opium1799 stramonium1802 niopo1821 tea oil1837 khat1858 pituri1861 steppe rue1881 ololiuqui1894 toloache1894 yopo1916 mellow yellow1966 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > southern European > Syrian rue harmalac1000 steppe rue1881 1881 Spons' Encycl. Industr. Arts IV. 1324 Syrian or Steppe Rue. Derivatives steppe-ful n. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes 37 [He] could let me have a steppe-ful of horses if I desired. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1670
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