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Webster 1828 Edition


Tarnished

T`ARNISHED

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Sullied; having lost its brightness by oxydation, or by some alteration induced by exposure to air, dust and the like.
Gold and silver, when tarnished, resume their brightness by setting them over certain lyes. Copper and pewter, &c. tarnished, recover their luster with tripoli and potashes.

Definition 2024


tarnished

tarnished

English

Verb

tarnished

  1. simple past tense and past participle of tarnish

Adjective

tarnished (comparative more tarnished, superlative most tarnished)

  1. Discolored or blemished.
  2. (figuratively, by extension, of one's reputation, name or word) Sullied or dishonored.