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pol·ished  (plsht)
adj.
1.
a. Made shiny and smooth by or as if by rubbing or chemical action.
b. Naturally shiny and smooth.
2. Having the husk or outer layers removed. Used of grains of rice.
3. Refined; cultured: polished manners.
4. Having no imperfections or errors; flawless: gave a polished presentation to the board.

polished [ˈpɒlɪʃt]
adj
1. accomplished a polished actor
2. impeccably or professionally done a polished performance
3. (Cookery) (of rice) having had the outer husk removed by milling

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It was of polished pine, with a peculiar smell, and had been put in because fortunately, when the church was reseated, enough wood remained over.
He is less polished, less insinuating than Mainwaring, and is comparatively deficient in the power of saying those delightful things which put one in good humour with oneself and all the world.
His clothes were also cleaned and pressed by the Imperial tailors, and his crown polished and again sewed upon his head, for the Tin Woodman insisted he should not renounce this badge of royalty.
 
 
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