5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. i. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. [1913 Webster] A slender poet must have time to grow, And spread and burnish as his brothers do. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Burnish \Bur"nish\, n. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Burnish \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. [1913 Webster] The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting sun. --Cunningham. [1913 Webster] {Burnishing machine}, a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: burnish n : the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {polish}, {gloss}, {glossiness}] v : polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: {buff}, {furbish}, {flush}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 22 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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