Burnish
Bur·nish
Burnish
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing
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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.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting sun.
Phrases & Compounds
- Burnishing machine
- a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.
Burnish
v. i.
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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.
My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell.
Burnish
n.
- The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.