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sheen [shēn]

(optics)

A subdued and often iridescent or metallic glitter which approaches, but is just short of, optical reflection and which modifies the surface luster of a mineral.

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No references found			The last rays of the sun Lit but the tops of trees and mountain-peaks With tarnished glory; and the water's sheen, Once blue and bright, grew lustreless, and soon A welter of red clouds alone betrayed The passing of the sun. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context Half the sky was chequered with black thunderheads, but all the west was luminous and clear: in the lightning flashes it looked like deep blue water, with the sheen of moonlight on it; and the mottled part of the sky was like marble pavement, like the quay of some splendid seacoast city, doomed to destruction. My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context In Sheen my companion suddenly com- plained of faintness and thirst, and we decided to try one of the houses. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context			Sheboldaev, Boris Petrovich Sheboygan Sheboygan Bratwurst Days Sheboygan County Shebuel Shebuev, Vasilii Kozmich Shebunino Shecaniah Shechem Shed shed dormer shed graphic shed roof Shed style shedding Shedeur Shediac Shee, Sir Martin Archer SHEED Sheed, Frank Sheehan's syndrome Sheehy Affair Sheehy, Gail Sheelah's Day Sheeler, Charles sheen Sheen, Fulton J Sheen, Fulton J. Sheen, Fulton John Sheep Sheep and Goat Raising, Institute of Sheep Dog Sheep Ked sheep laurel Sheep Raising Sheep Shed Sheep Sorrel sheep's-head clock sheepdog sheepsfoot roller sheepshead Sheepshead Bay Sheepskin Sheepskin Sheep Raising sheepskin wheel sheer Sheer Clamp sheer legs sheer line sheer strake sheer-strake plate			sheds light on sheds light on Shedu Shee Shee Atika Benefits Trust Shee, Sir Martin Archer SHEEC Sheed Sheed Sheed Sheed Sheed, Frank Sheefish Sheefish Sheehan Hutchison Keenan Sheehan syndrome Sheehan syndrome Sheehan's syndrome Sheehan's syndrome Sheehan's syndrome Sheehan's syndrome Sheehy Affair Sheehy, Gail Sheehy, Serpe and Ware PC SHEEL Sheelah's Day Sheeler, Charles Sheelfa Sheeling Sheely sheen Sheen (disambiguation) Sheen (disambiguation) Sheen Joy International, Ltd. Sheen, Fulton J Sheen, Fulton J. Sheen, Fulton John Sheene sheened sheened sheenier sheenies sheeniest sheening sheening Sheenly sheens sheens SHEENT sheeny SHEEO sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep Sheep (food) Sheep and Goat Pox Sheep and Goat Pox Virus Sheep and Goat Raising, Institute of

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