Burnish

Definition of Burnish

Bur´nish

v. t.

1.

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.

[imp. & p. p. Burnished ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing.]

The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.

- Dryden.

Now the village windows blaze,
Burnished by the setting sun.

- Cunningham.

Burnishing machine
a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.

v. i.

1.

To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.

A slender poet must have time to grow,
And spread and burnish as his brothers do.

- Dryden.

My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell.

- Herbert.

n.

1.

The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.

Related Words

dress, finish, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, rub, rub up, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, sleek, slick, slick down, smooth, varnish

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