The Only Use of
tarnish
in
Tuck Everlasting
- Mae Tuck climbed out of bed and began to dress: three petticoats, a rusty brown skirt with one enormous pocket, an old cotton jacket, and a knitted shawl which she pinned across her bosom with a tarnished metal brooch.
p. 11.1tarnished = with a loss of shine or with spots
Definitions:
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(1)
(tarnish as in: tarnished silver) undesired loss of shine or spotting on a metal surface
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(2)
(tarnish as in: tarnished her reputation) damage -- usually to reputation or image