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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bur•nish /ˈbɜrnɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Metallurgyto polish (a surface) by rubbing:The silver was burnished to a beautiful finish.
bur•nished, adj.: burnished silver bracelets. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bur•nish (bûr′nish),USA pronunciation v.t. - Metallurgyto polish (a surface) by friction.
- to make smooth and bright.
- Printing[Engraving.]to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool.
n. - gloss;
brightness;
luster:the burnish of brass andirons.
- Anglo-French burniss-, Middle French bruniss- (long stem of burnir, brunir to darken, polish), equivalent. to brun- brown + -iss- -ish2
- Middle English burnissh 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged buff, shine.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: burnish /ˈbɜːnɪʃ/ vb - to make or become shiny or smooth by friction; polish
n - a shiny finish; lustre
Etymology: 14th Century burnischen, from Old French brunir to make brown, from brun brownˈburnisher n |