† splendyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Lustrous, glittering.
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browna1000
brightOE
cleara1300
slighta1300
burnedc1384
burnishedc1400
orientc1400
orientalc1450
sheeningc1480
refulgenta1500
silken1513
lustrantc1550
glossy1556
crisp1567
lustring1582
shiny1590
of shine1601
glossful1606
lustry1610
lustrousa1616
nitent1616
illustriousa1626
polished1649
lustrious1651
sheeny1673
shining1674
splendy1683
glazy1724
smolt1837
lustreful1843
lustred1858
sheened1920
1683 J. Pettus Fleta Minor (1686) i. 230 There appertains to the harsh flowing Copper Oars..what is splendy, mispickly, glimery or spady.
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