burnish 音标拼音: [b'ɚnɪʃ]
vt . 磨,打磨,磨光
vi . 磨光发亮
n . 光辉,光泽
磨,打磨,磨光磨光发亮光辉,光泽
burnish n 1 :
the property of being smooth and shiny [
synonym : {
polish },
{
gloss }, {
glossiness }, {
burnish }]
v 1 :
polish and make shiny ; "
buff the wooden floors "; "
buff my shoes " [
synonym : {
buff }, {
burnish }, {
furbish }]
Burnish \
Bur "
nish \,
n .
The effect of burnishing ;
gloss ;
brightness ;
luster .
--
Crashaw .
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1913 Webster ]
Burnish \
Bur "
nish \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Burnished };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Burnishing }.] [
OE .
burnischen ,
burnissen ,
burnen ,
OF .
burnir ,
brunir ,
to make brown ,
polish ,
F .
brunir ,
fr .
F .
brun brown ,
fr .
OHG .
br ?
n ;
cf .
MHG .
briunen to make brown ,
polish .
See {
Brown },
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
The frame of burnished steel ,
that east a glare From far ,
and seemed to thaw the freezing air .
--
Dryden .
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Now the village windows blaze ,
Burnished by the setting sun . --
Cunningham .
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{
Burnishing machine },
a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression ,
as in making paper collars .
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Burnish \
Bur "
nish \,
v .
i .
To shine forth ;
to brighten ;
to become smooth and glossy ,
as from swelling or filling out ;
hence ,
to grow large .
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A slender poet must have time to grow ,
And spread and burnish as his brothers do . --
Dryden .
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My thoughts began to burnish ,
sprout ,
and swell .
--
Herbert .
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22 Moby Thesaurus words for "
burnish ":
buff ,
dress ,
finish ,
furbish ,
glance ,
glaze ,
gloss ,
luster ,
polish ,
rub ,
rub up ,
sand ,
sandblast ,
sandpaper ,
scour ,
shine ,
sleek ,
slick ,
slick down ,
smooth ,
varnish ,
wax
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