sheen
noun
luster; brightness; radiance.
sheenless
-
a word derived from
sheen.
Example Sentences
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As he buffed the shoes of a man from Boston in town for business, Mr. Ward somehow seemed to sense that the man passing behind him had sheenless shoes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2011
What threw me at first was the dark, sheenless hair, which I soon realized was dyed.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
And the hair that had been her pride had now no more the golden lights in its tawny masses, and was becoming dark and harsh and sheenless in spite of her most assiduous attention.
From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Anton Otto Fischer
Behind the oak was a luxuriant thicket of hazel with dark sheenless leaves, which were so dense, that neither trunk nor branches could be seen.
From Mogens and Other Stories by Anna Grabow
We could descry, in the morning sunlight, military trappings, tattered cloaks, ragged tunics, dingy kilt-straps, sheenless helmets, unkempt beards, and brawny arms in the crowds which packed the narrow streets.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
