furbish (redirected from Furby)

fur·bish  (fûrbsh)

tr.v. fur·bished, fur·bish·ing, fur·bish·es

1. To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish.

2. To restore to attractive or serviceable condition; renovate.

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[Middle English furbishen, from Old French fourbir, fourbiss-, from Frankish *furbjan.]

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furbish·er n.

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furbish [ˈfɜːbɪʃ]

vb (tr)

1. to make bright by polishing; burnish

2. (often foll by up) to improve the appearance or condition of; renovate; restore

[from Old French fourbir to polish, of Germanic origin]

furbisher  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

furbish - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" burnish, buff polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

Translations

furbish [ˈfɜːbɪʃ] VT to furbish up → renovar, restaurar

furbish

vt

(= polish) → blank reiben, (auf)polieren

(= smarten up) → aufpolieren

furbish [ˈfɜːbɪʃ] vt (polish) → lucidare; (renovate, smarten) → ravvivare