About The Word Burnish
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Burnish
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What's The Definition Of Burnish?
[n] the property of being smooth and shiny
[v] polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Synonyms | Synonyms for Burnish: buff | flush | furbish | gloss | glossiness | polish Related Terms | Find terms related to Burnish: buff | dress | finish | furbish | glance | glaze | gloss | luster | polish | rub | rub up | sand | sandblast | sandpaper | scour | shine | sleek | slick | slick down | smooth | varnish | wax See Also | effulgence | French polish | glaze | polish | radiance | radiancy | refulgence | refulgency | shine | shine | smooth | smoothen | smoothness Burnish In Webster's Dictionary \Bur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Burnishing}.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.
burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun
brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.
See {Brown}, a.]
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;
specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and
smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From
far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden.
Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting
sun. --Cunningham.
{Burnishing machine}, a machine for smoothing and polishing
by compression, as in making paper collars.
\Bur"nish\, v. i. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. A slender poet must have time to grow, And spread and burnish as his brothers do. --Dryden. My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell. --Herbert. \Bur"nish\, n. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. --Crashaw. |
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