According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SHEENED
Verb
sheened
simple past tense and past participle of sheen
Source: Wiktionary
SHEEN
Sheen, a. Etym: [OE. sehene, AS. sciéne, sc, sc, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk, sk, OS. sc, D. schoon, G. schön, OHG. sc, Goth, skanus, and E. shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E. shine. See Shew, v. t.]
Definition: 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.
Sheen, v. i.
Definition: To shine; to glisten. [Poetic] This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. Byron.
Sheen, n.
Definition: Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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