tarnish

n. கறை, வடு, குறை, மேல்மாசு, கனிப்பொருள் மீது படரும் மாசுப்படலம், (வினை) ஔதமழுங்குவி, ஔதர்வு குறையச்செய், கறைப்படுத்து, வண்ணங்கெடு, ஒண்மையிழ, கறைப்படு, நிறம் மங்கு.

Synonyms

Tar"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Tarnishing.] Etym: [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. Dern, a., and see -ish.] Defn: To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color. "Tarnished lace." Fuller. Used also figuratively; as, to tarnish one's honor. Syn. -- To sully; stain; dim. Tar"nish, v. i. Defn: To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air. Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. Dryden. Tar"nish, n. 1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish. 2. (Min.) Defn: A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.