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sheen |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheen \Sheen\, n. Brightness; splendor; glitter. ``Throned in celestial sheen.'' --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheen \Sheen\, a. [OE. sehene, AS sci['e]ne, sc?ne, sc?ne, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries sk?ne, sk?ne, OS sc?ni, D. schoon, G. sch["o]n, OHG. sc?ni, Goth, skanus and E. shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E. shine. See {Shew}, v. t.] Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. [R., except in poetry.] This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen. --Chaucer. Up rose each warrier bold and brave, Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen. --Fairfax. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheen \Sheen\, v. i. To shine; to glisten. [Poetic] This town, That sheening far celestial seems to be --Byron. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sheen n : the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: {shininess}, {luster}, {lustre}]
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