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Definition of Tarnishing
1. tarnish [v] - See also: tarnish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarnishing
Literary usage of Tarnishing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Amateur Photographer (1906)
"INCREASING THE BRILLIANCY OF THE IMAGE BY tarnishing THE LENS. Hitherto the proper
idea has been that the higher the polish the better the performance of ..."
2. Technical Methods of Analysis as Employed in the Laboratories of Arthur D by Roger Castle Griffin, Arthur D. Little, Inc (1921)
"tarnishing TEST FOR PAPER General.—A paper which is to be used for wrapping ...
0.0001% Na2S Paper for tarnishing Test." The papers may also be torn into ..."
3. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"I would send my love to Mrs. J , but fear your tarnishing it in the transmission.
But I kiss my hand to the heavens: and let her only look on your head, ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1858)
"With dilute solutions of the alkalies, the metal, instead of tarnishing, remains
quite bright ; but in time there is observed a small quantity of tungsten ..."
5. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"I would send my love to Mrs. J , but fear your tarnishing it in the transmission.
But I kiss my hand to the heavens: and let her only look on your head, ..."
6. Aluminium: Its History, Occurrence, Properties, Metallurgy and Applications by Joseph William Richards (1890)
"... tarnishing of polished aluminium articles is more frequently due to the effect
of handling than to any other cause. The perspiration contains about 2 ..."
7. The Life of Andrew Melville: Containing Illustrations of the Ecclesiastical by Thomas M'Crie (1819)
"Yet, in his history, he has embraced every opportunity of tarnishing the reputation
of the former, and has injured the character of the latter by retailing, ..."
8. Galvanoplastic Manipulations: A Practical Guide for the Gold and Silver by William Henry Wahl, Alfred Roseleur (1883)
"Collodion Varnish to Prevent the tarnishing of Silver and Silver-plated Wares.—Many
efforts have been made to devise » method of preventing the tarnishing ..."
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