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[ bur -nish ] SHOW IPA
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verb (used with object) to polish (a surface) by friction.
to make smooth and bright.
Engraving . to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool.
noun gloss; brightness; luster: the burnish of brass andirons.
Origin of burnish 1275–1325; Middle English
burnissh <Anglo-French
burniss-, Middle French
bruniss- (long stem of
burnir, brunir to darken, polish), equivalent to
brun- brown +
-iss- -ish
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OTHER WORDS FROM burnish bur·nish·a·ble, adjective bur·nish·ment, noun un·bur·nished, adjective Words nearby burnish burning bush, burning ghat, burning glass, burning question, burn into, burnish , burnisher, Burnley, burn off, burn one's bridges, burn oneself out
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Sainton, more annoyed than he cared to show, drew his long neglected sword and began to burnish it affectionately.
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It became her perfectly, bringing out all the delicate, flower-like tints of her face and the gloss and burnish of her hair.
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British Dictionary definitions for burnish verb to make or become shiny or smooth by friction; polish
Derived forms of burnish burnishable , adjective burnisher , noun Word Origin for burnish C14 burnischen , from Old French brunir to make brown, from brun brown
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