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sheen | wheen |

As a proper noun sheen

is .

As a noun wheen is

a little; a small number.

sheen

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) shene, from (etyl)

Adjective

(wikipedia sheen) (en adjective)
  • (rare, poetic) beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.
  • * Fairfax
    • Up rose each warrier bold and brave, / Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen .

    Noun

    (sheens)
  • splendor; radiance; shininess.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shine; to glisten.
  • * Byron
    • This town, / That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The letter in the Arabic script.

    • wheen

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A little; a small number.
  • A quantity; a goodly number.
  • * 1815 , Walter Scott, Guy Mannering :
    • I have six terriers at hame, forbye twa couple of slow-hunds, five grews, and a wheen other dogs.

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