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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun burnish has 1 sense
- burnish(n = noun.attribute) gloss, glossiness, polish - the property of being smooth and shiny; is a kind of smoothness, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine
has particulars: french polish, glaze
Derived form verb burnish1
Verb burnish has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
burnish, v. t. [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. brn; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown, a. ].
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. [1913 Webster]
"The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air." [1913 Webster]
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air." [1913 Webster]
"Now the village windows blaze,
Burnished by the setting sun." [1913 Webster]
Burnished by the setting sun." [1913 Webster]
burnish, v. i.
To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. [1913 Webster]
"A slender poet must have time to grow,
And spread and burnish as his brothers do." [1913 Webster]
And spread and burnish as his brothers do." [1913 Webster]
"My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell."
[1913 Webster]
burnish, n.
The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
burnish, v.tr. polish by rubbing.
Derivative
burnisher n.
Etymology
ME f. OF burnir = brunir f. brun BROWN