burnishmentn.
/ˈbəːnɪʃmənt/ rare.
Metallic polish, lustrous adornment.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > lustrous or brilliant
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burnishment1862
1862 C. Rossetti My Dream in Goblin Market 63 But special burnishment adorned his mail.
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n.1862- to be adreamed
- to be afed
- to be aforehand with
- to be afraid of one's own shadow
- to be after
- to be after someone with a sharp stick
- to be after with a sharp stick
- to be against
- to be against the government
- to be agin the government
- to be agreeably disappointed
- to be agreeably surprised
- to be agreed of
- to be agunning
- to be ahead of oneself
- to be all about
- to be all cherokee to
- to be all day
- to be all day for
- to be all day for someone
- to be all day with
- to be all day with someone
- to be all ears
- to be all eyes
- to be all fingers and thumbs