Thesaurus: sheen

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1. v. t. Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.
2. v. i. To shine; to glisten.
3. n. Brightness; splendor; glitter.
4. n. the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
5. 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. To shine; to glisten. [Poetic] This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. Byron. Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen." Milton.
6. Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. [R., exceptin poetry.]This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen. Chaucer.Up rose each warrier bold and brave, Glistening in filed steel andarmor sheen. Fairfax.
7. n:100 n the visual property of something that shines with reflected light