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burnishing
bur·nish B0564600 (bûr′nĭsh)tr.v. bur·nished, bur·nish·ing, bur·nish·es 1. To make smooth or glossy by rubbing; polish.2. To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.3. To improve or make more impressive: achievements that burnished her reputation.n. A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.
[Middle English burnishen, from Old French burnir, burniss-, variant of brunir, from brun, shining, of Germanic origin; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
bur′nish·er n.Translationsburnishing
burnishingRaising the gloss of a surface by rubbing.burnishing
bur·nish·ing (bŭr'nish-ing) Smoothing the surface of a dental amalgam after initial carving, or adapting margins of gold restorations by rubbing with a broad-surfaced metal instrument. This term also refers to the rubbing of a medication into the dentinal tubules. [O.Fr. burnir, to polish]bur·nish·ing (bŭr'nish-ing) Smoothing thesurface of a dental amalgam after initial carving, or adapting margins of gold restorations by rubbing with a broad-surfaced metal instrument; refers to rubbing a medication into dentinal tubules. [O.Fr. burnir, to polish]ThesaurusSeeburnish |