tarnish
suomi-englanti sanakirjatarnish englannista suomeksi
tummua
tummuneisuus
tarnish englanniksi
Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, ''Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household''
- Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
(ux)
To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
(quote-journal)
To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
(RQ:Dryden Absalom)
To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.