This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.
Byron.
Sheen, n. Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen."
Milton.
Sheen""ly, adv. Brightly. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
Sheen"y (?), a. Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. "A sheeny summer
morn." Tennyson.
Sheep (?), n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc&?;p, sceáp; akin to
OFries. sk&?;p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. scf, Skr. chga.
√295. Cf. Sheepherd.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of
ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both
hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) varies much in size, in the length and
texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its
tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct
breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine
wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or
Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which
often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns
are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns.