| slovo | definícia |
tarnish
(encz) | tarnish,matnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
tarnish
(encz) | tarnish,pošpinit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Tarnish
(gcide) | Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. i.
To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a
foul air.
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Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright,
Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. --Dryden.
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Tarnish
(gcide) | Tarnish \Tar"nish\, n.
1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil;
blemish.
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2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due
to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the
steel tarnish in columbite.
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Tarnish
(gcide) | Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,
to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,
dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.
Dern, a., and see -ish.]
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to
diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to
tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of
color. "Tarnished lace." --Fuller. Used also figuratively;
as, to tarnish one's honor.
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Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
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tarnish
(wn) | tarnish
n 1: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
v 1: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used
metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long
exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the
affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain,
maculate, sully, defile] |
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nontarnishable
(encz) | nontarnishable,neztrácející lesk |
tarnish
(encz) | tarnish,matnost n: Zdeněk Brožtarnish,pošpinit v: Zdeněk Brož |
tarnished
(encz) | tarnished, adj: |
tarnished plant bug
(encz) | tarnished plant bug, n: |
untarnished
(encz) | untarnished, |
Tarnished
(gcide) | Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,
to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,
dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.
Dern, a., and see -ish.]
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to
diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to
tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of
color. "Tarnished lace." --Fuller. Used also figuratively;
as, to tarnish one's honor.
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Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
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Tarnisher
(gcide) | Tarnisher \Tar"nish*er\, n.
One who, or that which, tarnishes.
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Tarnishing
(gcide) | Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,
to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,
dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.
Dern, a., and see -ish.]
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an
alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to
diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to
tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of
color. "Tarnished lace." --Fuller. Used also figuratively;
as, to tarnish one's honor.
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Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
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Untarnished
(gcide) | Untarnished \Untarnished\
See tarnished. |
tarnish
(wn) | tarnish
n 1: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
v 1: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used
metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long
exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the
affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain,
maculate, sully, defile] |
tarnished plant bug
(wn) | tarnished plant bug
n 1: widespread plant and fruit pest [syn: {tarnished plant
bug}, Lygus lineolaris] |
untarnished
(wn) | untarnished
adj 1: (of reputation) free from blemishes; "his unsullied
name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: stainless,
unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished] |
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