Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - burnish
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Burnish
burnish
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English burnischen, from Anglo-French burniss-, stem of burnir, alteration of Old French brunir, literally, to make brown, from brun Date: 14th century 1. a. to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing b. polish 3 2. to rub (a material) with a tool for compacting or smoothing or for turning an edge • ~er noun • ~ing adjective or noun II. noun Date: circa 1647 luster, gloss
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v.tr. polish by rubbing. Derivatives burnisher n. Etymology: ME f. OF burnir = brunir f. brun BROWN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. noun 1) полировка 2) блеск 2. v. 1) чистить, полировать; воронить (сталь) 2) блестеть ...Англо-русский словарь
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(burnishes, burnishing, burnished) To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image. (WRITTEN) The European Parliament badly needs a president who can burnish its image. = improve VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1330, from O.Fr. burniss- extended stem of brunir "to make brown/bright, polish," from brun "brown, polished," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.N. brunn "bright, polished, brown"). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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