Sheen (?), a. [OE. sehene, AS.
sciéne, sc?ne, sc?ne, splendid,
beautiful; akin to OFries. sk?ne, sk?ne, OS.
sc?ni, D. schoon, G. schön, OHG.
sc?ni, Goth, skanus, and E. shew; the original
meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E.
shine. See Shew, v. t.] 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. To shine; to
glisten. [Poetic]
This town,
That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.
Byron.Sheen, n. Brightness; splendor;
glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen."
Milton.