Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BURN'ISH
BURN'ISH, v.t. [Fr. brunir; D. bruineeren; It. brunire; Sp. brunir. This word undoubtedly is of secondary formation, from the color of flame. See Burn.]
To polish by friction; to make smooth, bright and glossy; as, to burnish steel. – Dryden.
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