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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnished}; p. pr & vb n. {Burnishing}.] [OE. burnischen burnissen burnen, OF burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr F. brun brown, fr OHG. br?n; 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: burnished adj : made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {lustrous}, {shining}, {shiny}]
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