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tarnished, ppl. a.|ˈtɑːnɪʃt| [f. prec. + -ed1.] Having lost purity or lustre, faded; also fig. sullied, dishonoured.
1716Lady M. W. Montagu Let. to C'tess Bristol 22 Aug., Like a poor town lady of pleasure..with tarnished silver⁓laced shoes. 1726–46Thomson Winter 182 The..forest..sheds What of its tarnished honours yet remain. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xxii. IV. 765 He had ceased to be called by the tarnished name of Monmouth. |