Burnish
['bɜːnɪʃ]
Definition
(a.) To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
(v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
(n.) The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Polish, furbish, brighten, make bright, make glossy.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Brighten, glaze, polish, gloze, gloss
ANT:Scratch, dull, abrade, bedim, cloud, frost, matt
Typist: Perry
Definition
v.t. to polish: to make bright by rubbing.—n. polish: lustre.—ns. Burn′isher an instrument employed in burnishing; Burn′ishing; Burn′ishment.
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Examples
- No matter how heavy the plate, if it is not properly burnished or hardened after plating, the article will not give satisfaction in long wear. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is then scratch-brushed, burnished and, in some patterns, the handle is greyed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Like a shimmering waterfall turned to burnished metal by a dying sun it fell about her oval face; in waving lines, below her waist it tumbled. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The grapes, overripe, had fallen on the ground, or hung purple, or burnished green, among the red and yellow leaves. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The plate is then returned to the engraving department, which completes the work, burnishing darks, engraving highlights, removing slight imperfections and otherwise perfecting the plate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The first burnishing is on machines and this is followed by hand burnishing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When manufacturers treat their wares to as little burnishing as possible, practically relying upon the buff alone for their finish after plating, the result is most unsatisfactory. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This is accomplished by means of a double-burnishing process after the article is plated and before it receives its final buffed finish. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He took the rude print from the wall, and showed her on the back of it the marks of the stylus, or burnisher, by which it had been rubbed upon the wood. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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