sheen

[Sheen]

A sheen is a quality of things that are shiny, usually with reflected light. Anything that shines has a sheen, like satin in candlelight or a beautiful head of hair.

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Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.

Noun
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light


v. t.
Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.

v. i.
To shine; to glisten.

n.
Brightness; splendor; glitter.


Sheen

Sheen , a. [OE. sehene, AS. sci'82ne, scne, scne, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. skne, skne, OS. scni, D. schoon, G. sch'94n, OHG. scni, 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.
Up rose each warrier bold and brave, Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen.

Sheen

Sheen, v. i. To shine; to glisten. [Poetic]
This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.

Sheen

Sheen, n. Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen." Milton.

Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.

To shine; to glisten.

Brightness; splendor; glitter.

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Usage Examples

It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live alone. We die alone. And anything in between that can give us the illusion that we're not, we cling to.'

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Pamela Anderson Lee released a statement confirming that she has had her breast implants removed. Doctors say that Pamela is doing fine and that her old implants are now dating Charlie Sheen.

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