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Definition of Polish
Pol´ish | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. | | v. t. | 1. | To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc. | | 2. | Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. | | v. i. | 1. | To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. | | n. | 1. | A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. | | 2. | Anything used to produce a gloss. | | 3. | Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners. |
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