SHEEN
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Sheen (?), a. [OE. sehene, AS. sciéne, sc&unr_;ne, sc&unr_;ne, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk&unr_;ne, sk&unr_;ne, OS. sc&unr_;ni, D. schoon, G. sch&ö;n, OHG. sc&unr_;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.]
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This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen.
Chaucer.
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Up rose each warrier bold and brave,
Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen.
Fairfax.
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Sheen, v. i. To shine; to glisten. [Poetic]
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This town,
That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.
Byron.
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Sheen, n. Brightness; splendor; glitter. “Throned in celestial sheen.” Milton.
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