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polished

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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes"
2.polishedpolished - showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"
3.polished - (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"
processed - prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores"
4.polished - (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
finished - (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product"

polished
Translations
polished [ˈpɒlɪʃt] ADJ
1. (lit) [metal, wood] → pulido
2. (fig) [style etc] → pulido, elegante; [person] → culto, refinado; [manners] → refinado
polished [ˈpɒlɪʃt] adj
[wood, furniture, floor] → ciré(e); [silver] → brillant(e)
(fig) [person] → raffiné(e)
[production, performance] → impeccable
polished
adj
surface, furniturepoliert, glänzend; ornamentspoliert; floorgebohnert; stone, glassgeschliffen; his highly polished shoesseine blank geputzten Schuhe
style etcverfeinert; performance, performerbrillant; languagegeschliffen; imagemakellos, sauber
mannersgeschliffen; (= refined, suave) persongewandt
polished [ˈpɒlɪʃt] adj (surface) → lucidato/a; (stone) → levigato/a (fig) (person, manner, performer) → raffinato/a; (performance) → impeccabile
polished [ˈpɒlɪʃt] adj (surface) → lucidato/a; (stone) → levigato/a (fig) (person, manner, performer) → raffinato/a; (performance) → impeccabile


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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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