Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Sheen

Sheen , adjective

[Old English sehene, Anglo-Saxon sciéne, sc{not transcribed}ne, sc{not transcribed}ne, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk{not transcribed}ne, sk{not transcribed}ne, Old Saxon sc{not transcribed}ni, Dutch schoon, German schon, Old High German sc{not transcribed}ni, Goth, skanus, and English shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to English shine. See Shew, transitive verb]

Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. [Rare, except in poetry.]
This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen. — Chaucer
Up rose each warrier bold and brave, Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen. — Fairfax

Sheen , intransitive verb

To shine; to glisten. [Poetic]
This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. — Byron

Sheen , noun

Brightness; splendor; glitter.
Throned in celestial sheen. — Milton