Burnish
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Burnish
Verb
- To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
"In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look."
- To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
"In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look."
- Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
Noun
- A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish. A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
- A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
- A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
- The making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or as if by, rubbing; an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining.
"With a good burnish, the old table should fetch a higher price."
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