"burnished" meaning in English

See burnished in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} burnished (not comparable)
  1. Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-burnished-en-adj--ZyBdfjm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 21 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 13 6
  2. (figurative) Blazing, bright. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-burnished-en-adj-V2BEEblS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burnisht Derived forms: preburnished, unburnished

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} burnished
  1. simple past and past participle of burnish Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: burnish
    Sense id: en-burnished-en-verb-gGPJRu7Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burnisht

Alternative forms

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