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# sheen

noun (sheen, sheens)

«sheen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Sheen is a soft shine or gloss on a surface, such as silk, fur or feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheen/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales the light or shine on a bird's feathers, a gold cage or a shining object; describes how bright something looks

### Examples

- Its feathers blaze with a golden sheen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheen/#x1)
- The horse's coat had a silky sheen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheen/#x2)
- The light off the shield made a sheen on the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheen/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sheen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sheen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sheen.html) on Mova free.