burnishedadj.
/ˈbəːnɪʃt/ 1.
a. Made bright and shining as by friction, polished.
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the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > made reflective or lustrous
ybrent1297
yburnuschtc1330
polisheda1382
burnishedc1400
well-polished1485
glazed1530
slicked1594
glossed1602
nut-brown1609
well-glossed?1611
perpolished1616
varnished1642
reflectorized1932
c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 77 As bornyst syluer þe lef onslydez.
1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. v. 76 Bryght bornyshed gold.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ii. l. 130 Hys byrnyst brand to-byrstyt at the last.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. ii. 198 The Barge..like a burnisht Throne Burnt on the water. View more context for this quotation
1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 66 The burnish'd laver flames with solid gold.
1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk The whole wide lake..like a burnished mirror glows.
b. figurative.
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1853 J. Bright in Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 127 1185 The glossed and burnished statement of the right hon. Gentleman.
2.
a. transferred. Having the appearance of polished metal; bright, shining, glossy.
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the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light
browna1000
brightOE
cleara1300
slighta1300
burnedc1384
burnishedc1400
orientc1400
orientalc1450
sheeningc1480
refulgenta1500
silken1513
lustrantc1550
glossy1556
crisp1567
lustring1582
shiny1590
of shine1601
glossful1606
lustry1610
lustrousa1616
nitent1616
illustriousa1626
polished1649
lustrious1651
sheeny1673
shining1674
splendy1683
glazy1724
smolt1837
lustreful1843
lustred1858
sheened1920
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > smoothed or polished
polisheda1382
politea1398
burnishedc1400
rubbed?c1425
levigated1578
expolite1592
smoothened1818
c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 220 Bornyste quyte watz hyr uesture.
1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. i. 2 The shadowed liuerie of the burnisht sunne. View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 501 Serpent..With burnisht Neck of verdant Gold. View more context for this quotation
1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. ci. 193 Let some graceful arch be there..With burnish'd ivy for its screen.
b. Of deer: (see the verb.)
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > having antlers > covered with skin > that have shed skin
burnisheda1657
clean1838
a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V ccxxxii, in Poems (1878) IV. 159 Chase Whole Burnish't Herds.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 135 A Steer..whose Head..with burnish'd Horns begins to spread. View more context for this quotation
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