Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which tarnishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, tarnishes.
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- noun One who, or that which,
tarnishes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's the kind of stuff you'd expect from Paris Hilton, say or the publicist for some other vacuous tabloid tarnisher who is famous for, well, being famous.
Archive 2006-09-01 Ed Hollett 2006
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Brahmanas and tarnisher of the fame of the Kurus, shall be taken within seven nights hence to the regions of Yama (Death) by the snake Takshaka, the powerful king of serpents, stimulated thereto by the strength of my words! '
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Brahmanas and tarnisher of the fame of the Kurus, shall be taken within seven nights hence to the regions of Yama (Death) by the snake Takshaka, the powerful king of serpents, stimulated thereto by the strength of my words! '
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Essentially, when you want to print you'll be sending your request over to a Googlestation up in the clouds, which in turn will translate those instructions and forward them along to the nearest paper tarnisher.
Gammerstang commented on the word tarnisher
Also is an old Scots and Irish dialect word for a huge meal.
January 9, 2018