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Word: Burnish
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French burniss-, lengthened stem of burnir, variant of brunir ‘make brown’, from brun ‘brown’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbəːnɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing
Short Definition:polish something by rubbing
Examples:- to burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end
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