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brightness created by light reflected from a surface
- after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of burnish (Entry 2 of 2)
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
- burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster
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“Burnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burnish. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of burnish was in the 14th century
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