pean

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pean(n = noun.communication) paean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity); Array

is a kind of anthem, hymn

pean(n = noun.communication) encomium, eulogy, paean, panegyric - a formal expression of praise; Array

is a kind of congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise

pean, n. [OF. pene, F. panne.].

One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or. [1913 Webster]

pean, n.

A song of praise and triumph. See Pæan. [1913 Webster]

pean, n. Heraldry fur represented as sable spotted with or.

pean, US var. of PAEAN.