1886 Proc. Royal Soc. 41 288 A greatly augmented reflection from another glass surface,..as the result of a repolish with putty powder.

1905 Daily Chron. 9 Sept. 2/6 The floor is waxed and polished, so only needs dusting and a very occasional repolish.

1950 Z. N. Hurston Let. 24 Jan. in Life in Lett. (2002) 623 I do plan to be there in March, however, to do the repolish near my editor.

2002 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 May 15 Spa treatments range from $20 for a nail re-polish,..to $550 for the Tranquility package.

1577 T. Newton in tr. Cicero Fowre Severall Treat. Ep. Ded. sig. Aii Some parte of these my poore Labors escaped my handes, and rashly..passed the Printers Presse, not w^tout some blemishes and Eyesores: which..my meaning was then to haue repolished and brought into order.

1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 3 She infused such interiour and vitall spirites into this carkasse, that it seemed repollished with the puritie of the senses.

1612 J. Donne Funeral Elegy 40 As a sundred clocke is peecemeale laid, Not to bee lost, but by the maker's hand Repolish'd.

1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry i. 11 Polish, repolish, every Colour lay, And sometimes add; but oft'ner take away.

1793 Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 83 207 These measures were taken with a speculum that has been lately re-polished.

1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 68 253 His silver..requires to be purified and repolished throughout.

1846 Renfrewshire Mag. Oct. 69 She polishes and re-polishes it, till the old relic so shines and glistens, that often I am at a loss to know my ancient companion.

1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 118 Repolishing and browning barrels.

1930 C. Calkins Some Folks won't Work iii. 83 Machine-made furniture consequently became so cheap that few wanted to mend or repolish their broken pieces.

1960 W. Naylor Silver Birch Anthol. 8 I know how you have to polish and repolish, alter words, delete others,..before you are satisfied.

1993 Air Gunner Nov. 35/2 After I've mopped out all the unwanted residues, I then gently repolish the rifle with Brasso.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 75 Thou hast contended, to be a more beautifull Creator and repolisher of thy selfe, then hee.

2005 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 May 16 As for restorers and repolishers, there are a few companies that will do this work but I can't recommend any particular one.

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. F2 Neuer more glad was shee in her life, that..she had chaunst vppon such a Cardinall Corrigidore of incongruitie,..to whose carefull repolishing she might commit it [sc. a pamphlet].

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. Pref. sig. ¶3^v After the reuiuing and repolishing of good Literature..he was best..vnderstood by strangers.

1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 300 To render the re-polishing of them unnecessary, M. Haldat tins them.

2002 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 13 Apr. d1 A poultice may remove them. If not, you need a professional repolishing.