steam, steme, steeme

i. & t. [STEAM, 8. ] A. Intransitive: 1. To emit steam or vapor; to give out any vapor or exhalation. "Ye mists and exhalations that now rise From hill or steaming lake." IMG:content-0252.png:[blocks in formation] "In slouthful sleepe his molten heart to steme." Spenser: F. Q., II. vi. 27. 2. To expose to the action of steam, for the purpose of softening (as wood), cooking, or disinfecting. steam-er, s. [Eng. steam , v.; -er.] 1. A ve el propelled by steam; a steam-ship. 2. A steam fire-engine. 3. A locomotive for roads. 4. A culinary ve el with a perforated bottori, placed upon a cooking pot, and having a lid to keep in the steam. 5. An apparatus for steaming grain preparatory to grinding. 6. A steam-tank (q. v.). steamer-duck, s. [RACEHORSE, 2.]