[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

         the frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
         from far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
                                                  --dryden.
   1913 webster

         now the village windows blaze,
         burnished by the setting sun.            --cunningham.
   1913 webster

   burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing
      by compression, as in making paper collars.
      1913 webster
see also:
burnished burnishing brown burnishing machine 

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