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Tarnish 1Definition: 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.
Tarnish 2Definition: To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air. Tarnish 3Definition: The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish. Tarnish 4Definition: 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. tarnish 5Definition: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation tarnish 6Definition: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
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