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Webster 1913 Edition
Sheen
Sheen
,Adj.
[OE. ]
sehene
, AS. sciéne
, sc[GREEK]ne
, sc[GREEK]ne
, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk[GREEK]ne
, sk[GREEK]ne
, OS. sc[GREEK]ni
, D. schoon
, G. schön
, OHG. sc[GREEK]ni
, Goth, skanus
, and E. shew
; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E. shine
. See Shew
, Verb.
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
Glistening in filed steel and armor
sheen
. Fairfax.
Sheen
,Verb.
I.
To shine; to glisten.
[Poetic]
This town,
That,
That,
sheening
far, celestial seems to be. Byron.
Sheen
,Noun.
Brightness; splendor; glitter.
“Throned in celestial sheen.” Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sheen
SHEEN
,Adj.