SHEENS

Verb

sheens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sheen

Anagrams

• neshes

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