To tarnish is to become dull or discolored. Silver tends to tarnish easily, which is why your mother is always having you polish the family silver.
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully;
Noun
discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
Verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
a.
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish,
dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to
tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color.
v. i.
To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will
tarnish in a foul air.
n.
The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil;
blemish.
n.
A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a
slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in
columbite.
Tarnish
Tarnish
Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight.
Tarnish
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully;
To lose luster; to become dull;
The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
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