furbish

fur·bish (fûr

sh)

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.

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

furbish·er n.

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

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Verb

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

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

(= smarten up) → aufpolieren

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

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We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began.

A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

As the height of luxury, Meg put out some of her sewing, and then found time hang so heavily that she fell to snipping and spoiling her clothes in her attempts to furbish them up a`la Moffat.

Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context

She would have Sophie to look over all her "toilettes," as she called frocks; to furbish up any that were "passees," and to air and arrange the new.

Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context

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