sheen

  • 11Sheen — /sheen/, n. Fulton (John), 1895 1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher. * * * …

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  • 12sheen — 1602 (first attested in Hamlet iii.2), noun use of adj. sheene beautiful, bright, from O.E. scene, from P.Gmc. *skauniz (Cf. O.H.G. skoni, Ger. schön, O.Fris. skene, M.Du. scone, Du. schoon, Goth. skaunja beautiful ), from PIE root *skeue …

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  • 13sheen — *luster, gloss, glaze Analogous words: gleaming or gleam, glittering or glitter, flashing or flash (see FLASH) …

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  • 14sheen — [n] brightness, shine burnish, finish, glaze, gleam, glint, gloss, luster, patina, polish, shimmer, shininess, wax; concept 620 Ant. darkness, dullness …

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  • 15sheen — bronze·sheen; da·sheen; dri·sheen; mor·di·sheen; mor·ter·sheen; sheen·ful; sheen·less; sheen·ly; sheen; …

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  • 16Sheen —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Sheen est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Charlie Sheen (né en 1965), acteur, scénariste et producteur américain, fils de… …

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  • 17Sheen — This interesting and most unusual surname has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be a variant of Sheehan, an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic O Siodhachain , composed of the Gaelic prefix O , male descendant of, and a personal name from… …

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  • 18sheen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English shene, from Old English scīene; akin to Old English scēawian to look more at show Date: before 12th century 1. archaic beautiful 2. archaic shining, resplendent II …

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  • 19sheen — n. brightness a high sheen * * * [ʃiːn] [ brightness ] a high sheen …

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  • 20sheen — [[t]ʃi͟ːn[/t]] N SING; oft adj N If something has a sheen, it has a smooth and gentle brightness on its surface. The carpet had a silvery sheen to it …

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