burnish

bur·nish  (bûrnsh)

tr.v. bur·nished, bur·nish·ing, bur·nish·es

1. To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish.

2. To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.

n.

A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.

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[Middle English burnishen, from Old French burnir, burniss-, variant of brunir, from brun, shining, of Germanic origin; see bher-² in Indo-European roots.]

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burnish·er n.

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burnish

Verb

to make or become shiny or smooth by friction; polish [Old French brunir to make brown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burnish - the property of being smooth and shiny glossiness, polish, gloss smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light French polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
Verb	1.	burnish - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" furbish, buff polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

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burnish

verb polish, shine, buff, brighten, rub up, furbish << OPPOSITE scuff

Translations

burnish [ˈbəːnɪʃ] vt → polir

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burnish [ˈbəːnɪʃ] vt → polieren

Burns' Night

Burns' Night ist der am 25. Januar begangene Gedenktag für den schottischen Dichter Robert Burns (1759-1796). Wo Schotten leben, sei es in Schottland oder im Ausland, wird dieser Tag mit einem Abendessen gefeiert, bei dem es als Hauptgericht haggis gibt, der mit Dudelsackbegleitung aufgetischt wird. Dazu isst man Steckrüben- und Kartoffelpüree und trinkt Whisky. Während des Essens werden Burns' Gedichte vorgelesen, seine Lieder gesungen, bestimmte Reden gehalten und Trinksprüche ausgegeben.

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burnish [ˈbəːnɪʃ] vt → brunire

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burnish

v burnish [ˈbəːniʃ]

to make (metal) bright by polishing They burnished the silver. poets يَصْقُلُ، يُلَمِّعُ المَعادِن полирам leštit polere; pudse polieren γυαλίζω (συν. μέταλλα) pulir läikima hõõruma جلا دادن؛ صیقل دادن kiillottaa polir לְלַטֵש चमकाना, माजना, झलकाना ulaštiti fényesre csiszol memoles fægja lucidare みがく 닦다 (nu)blizginti, (nu)poliruoti pulēt; spodrināt penggilap polijsten polere, blankslipe polerować polir a şlefui полировать leštiť loščiti polirati göra blank, polera ขัดเงา parlatmak, cilalamak 擦亮 чистити, полірувати چمکنا ، چمکانا ، صیقل کرنا đánh bóng 擦亮