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Burnish

BURN'ISH, verb transitive To polish by friction; to make smooth, bright and glossy; as, to burnish steel.

BURN'ISH, verb intransitive To grow bright or glossy.

BURN'ISH, noun Gloss; brightness; luster.

 

 

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