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tarnished
(encz) | tarnished, adj: |
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.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
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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.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To sully; stain; dim.
[1913 Webster] |
Untarnished
(gcide) | Untarnished \Untarnished\
See tarnished. |
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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