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Tarnish
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(1):
(v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.
(2):
(n.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.
(3):
(n.) The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
(4):
(a.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tarnish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tarnish.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tarnish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tarnish.html. 1828.