Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sheen, n. [OE 'shine'.]

1. Brightness; radiance; resplendence.
2. Gleam; halo; aura; [fig.] pretense; mask of glamour.
3. Glow; moonlight; [fig.] view; vista; night scene; nocturnal landscape.
4. Bright appearance; shining countenance; glowing features of a person; [fig.] beauty.
5. Light; radiant energy.
6. Glory; nimbus; heavenly illumination; [fig.] illustrious nobility.