Thesaurus / burnish
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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to burnish, such as: buff, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, and luster.
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Sainton, more annoyed than he cared to show, drew his long neglected sword and began to burnish it affectionately.
THE GREAT MOGULLOUIS TRACYHow strangly does it burnish a Character, and oblige ones Reputation?
A SHORT VIEW OF THE IMMORALITY, AND PROFANENESS OF THE ENGLISH STAGEJEREMY COLLIERThe lectern he had done his best to burnish; but it was still a cripple from the fire.
PECCAVIE. W. HORNUNGThey could burnish gold and it stays as bright as when it was first applied to the leaves, even after seven centuries.
EDUCATION: HOW OLD THE NEWJAMES J. WALSHWith the pallid first,And next the burnish'd, he so ply'd the gate,As to content me well.
DANTE: "THE CENTRAL MAN OF ALL THE WORLD"JOHN T. SLATTERYHe was to "bathe, to burnish himself, soul and body, to swim and swathe in yellow licence."
BROWNING'S HEROINESETHEL COLBURN MAYNEIn smoothing and polishing such edges, an ordinary jeweler's steel burnish can be used.
WATCH AND CLOCK ESCAPEMENTSANONYMOUSAnd after the heads come again rough as a hart's head, and commonly they burnish their horns in March.
THE MASTER OF GAMESECOND DUKE OF YORK, EDWARDThere is but one thing to be said; it is all that need be said; it is an attempt to burnish one corner of a hero's dimmed shield.
KENTUCKY IN AMERICAN LETTERS, V. 2 OF 2JOHN WILSON TOWNSENDAt to-morrow's dawn my esquire shall begin to burnish up my armour—and caparison my courser.
BIBLIOMANIA; OR BOOK-MADNESSTHOMAS FROGNALL DIBDINWORDS RELATED TO BURNISH
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