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    burnish

    burnish - Dictionary definition and meaning for word burnish

    Definition
    (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny
    Synonyms : gloss , glossiness , polish
    Definition
    (verb) polish and make shiny
    Synonyms : buff , furbish
    Example Sentence
    • buff the wooden floors
    • buff my shoes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for burnish

Remember Varnish - used on wooden things to make them shine

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burnish-this brings us to the word ,cald furnish,ie , polishing and rubbing to make it shine..

BURNT thing is polished TO MAKE it SHINY.

BURNish: Clay work is burned and POLISHed before selling..

BURN-ish, can be interpreted as giving burnish texture, i.e. POLISH

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