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Word entry · 7 letters

burnish

Best crossword clue

"Polish to a shine"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɜːnɪʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted bhinrsuStarts with BEnds with H1 clues
1B2U3R4N5I6S7H

Definitions

  1. polish and make shiny

Used in a sentence

  • In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look.
  • Lyke as the larke, vpon the somers day, / Whan Titan radiant burnisshith his bemis bryght, […]
  • So forth he came all in a cote of plate, / Burniſht vvith bloudie ruſt; […]

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