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Search phrase: silver-shining

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.786 The silver-shining queen he would distain; The siluer shining Queene he would distaine;

Glossary

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aglet(plural) tiny shining ornaments worn on a dress, spangles
argentineclothed in silver
brandishmake shine, cause to flash
clinquantglittering with gold or silver, gleaming, sparkling
crispshining, bright, clear
dollarGerman silver coin
drachmaGreek silver coin of varying but significant value
ducatgold (sometimes silver) coin used in several European countries
flameblaze, shine, flash
flashmake a display, show off, shine out [as]
furbishedgleaming, shining; or: refurbished, refitted
gaudybright, brilliant, shining
glisteringglittering, shining, sparkling
glisteringbrilliance, sparkle, shining nature
glossbrightness, freshness, shine, lustre
halfpencesilver coin worth half of one penny
marbledshining like marble; reminiscent of marble
overshineshine upon, light up, illuminate
patendish on which the bread is placed during the Mass; shining circle
platesilver coin, silver piece
reflectshine, cast a bright light
sheenbrightness, shining, radiance
shineshining quality, radiance
shiningbrightly lit, illuminated
silverwhite-haired
sixpencesilver coin of this value
stickshine out, stand out; or: stand firm
stickshine out, stand out, be prominent
touchstonetype of stone used for testing the quality of a gold or silver alloy
twiretwinkle, peep out, shine out
twopencesilver coin of this value

Thesaurus

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circle, shiningpaten
clothed in silverargentine
glittering with gold or silverclinquant
marble, shining like marbled
ornaments on a dress, tiny shining aglet
quality, shiningshine
shinereflect
shinegloss
shineflame
shine outtwire
shine outstick
shine outstick
shine outflash
shine uponovershine
shine, makebrandish
shiningcrisp
shiningsheen
shiningglistering
shininggaudy
shiningfurbished
shining circlepaten
shining like marblemarbled
shining natureglistering
shining qualityshine
silver, clothed inargentine
stone for testing quality of a gold or silver alloytouchstone

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Archaisms
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