Both Uses of
tarnish
in
David Copperfield
- I thought you a broken toy that had lasted its time; a worthless spangle that was tarnished, and thrown away.†
Chpt 49-51 *
- The second waiter informed me, in a whisper, that this old gentleman was a retired conveyancer living in the Square, and worth a mint of money, which it was expected he would leave to his laundress's daughter; likewise that it was rumoured that he had a service of plate in a bureau, all tarnished with lying by, though more than one spoon and a fork had never yet been beheld in his chambers by mortal vision.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(tarnish as in: tarnished silver) undesired loss of shine or spotting on a metal surface