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polish |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polish \Pol"ish\, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The language of the Poles. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr & vb n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf {Polite}, {-ish}] 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. --Milton. {To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] --W. H. Russell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polish \Pol"ish\, v. i. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as steel polishes well --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polish \Pol"ish\, n. 1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Anything used to produce a gloss. 3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners. This Roman polish and this smooth behavior. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Polish adj : of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage" [syn: {Polish}] n 1: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {gloss}, {glossiness}, {burnish}] 2: a highly developed state; "they performed with great polish" [syn: {refinement}] 3: a preparation used in polishing 4: the Slavic language of Poland [syn: {Polish}] v 1: of surfaces; "shine the silver, please"; "shine my shoes" [syn: {smooth}, {smoothen}, {shine}] 2: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: {refine}, {fine-tune}, {down}] 3: make shiny [syn: {gloss}, {burnish}] 4: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: {round}, {round off}, {polish up}, {brush up}]
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