All 3 Uses of
tarnish
in
Bleak House
- There was a confused little crowd of people, principally children, gathered about the house at which we stopped, which had a tarnished brass plate on the door with the inscription JELLYBY.†
Chpt 4-6
- If you have ever contemplated your father's poor position with a feeling of pride, you may rest assured that he will do nothing to tarnish it.†
Chpt 22-24 *
- I knew very well that if he could have had the power of seeing me as I was, he would consider the poor girl tarnished by having for a moment been, although most innocently, the subject of my great and distinguished patronage.†
Chpt 40-42
Definition:
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(tarnish as in: tarnished silver) undesired loss of shine or spotting on a metal surface