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sheen

  • noun
  • shēn

Splendor; radiance; shininess.

Other meanings

  1. A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface.

    “oil sheen”

  2. The letter ش in the Arabic script.

Word history

From Old English "sċīene" (beautiful, fair, bright, brilliant, light).

Where this comes from

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