burnisher

[ bur-ni-sher ]

/ ˈbɜr nɪ ʃər /

noun

a person who burnishes.

a tool, usually with a smooth, slightly convex head, used for polishing, as in dentistry.

Origin of burnisher

First recorded in 1400–50, burnisher is from the late Middle English word burnessher.See burnish, -er²

Words nearby burnisher

burning ghat, burning glass, burning question, burn into, burnish, burnisher, Burnley, burn off, burn one's bridges, burn oneself out, burn one's fingers

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Example sentences from the Web for burnisher

Industriously from between the cylinders of the burnisher rolled the finished depictments of Coralio's citizens.
Cabbages and Kings|O. Henry
Next, he rubbed it with emery paper, and finished it with a burnisher.
The Tale of Timber Town|Alfred Grace
Emery paper or a burnisher must never be used in removing rust, for it also removes the bluing.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
When it is believed that the proper degree of dryness has been obtained, the edge is polished with a burnisher.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam

Suddenly the burnisher's wife came out upon the front steps, looking down into the little garden, calling for Vandover.
Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris

Medical definitions for burnisher

burnisher

[ bûr′nə-shər ]

n.

An instrument for smoothing and polishing the surface or edge of a dental restoration.

单词	burnisher
释义	burnisher [ bur-ni-sher ] / ˈbɜr nɪ ʃər / noun a person who burnishes. a tool, usually with a smooth, slightly convex head, used for polishing, as in dentistry. Origin of burnisher First recorded in 1400–50, burnisher is from the late Middle English word burnessher.See burnish, -er² Words nearby burnisher burning ghat, burning glass, burning question, burn into, burnish, burnisher, Burnley, burn off, burn one's bridges, burn oneself out, burn one's fingers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burnisher Industriously from between the cylinders of the burnisher rolled the finished depictments of Coralio's citizens. Cabbages and Kings\|O. Henry Next, he rubbed it with emery paper, and finished it with a burnisher. The Tale of Timber Town\|Alfred Grace Emery paper or a burnisher must never be used in removing rust, for it also removes the bluing. Manual of Military Training\|James A. Moss When it is believed that the proper degree of dryness has been obtained, the edge is polished with a burnisher. Practical Bookbinding\|Paul Adam Suddenly the burnisher's wife came out upon the front steps, looking down into the little garden, calling for Vandover. Vandover and the Brute\|Frank Norris Medical definitions for burnisher burnisher [ bûr′nə-shər ] n. An instrument for smoothing and polishing the surface or edge of a dental restoration. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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