sheen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sheen	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for sheen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sheen n the visual property of something that shines with reflected light Synonym(s): shininess, sheen, luster, lustre
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheen \Sheen\, n. Brightness; splendor; glitter. [bd]Throned in celestial sheen.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheen \Sheen\, a. [OE. sehene, AS. sci[82]ne, sc[?]ne, sc[?]ne, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk[?]ne, sk[?]ne, OS. sc[?]ni, D. schoon, G. sch[94]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.