Burnish

v. t.	1.	To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper. [imp. & p. p. Burnished ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing.] The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. - Dryden. Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting sun. - Cunningham. Burnishing machine a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.
v. i.	1.	To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. A slender poet must have time to grow, And spread and burnish as his brothers do. - Dryden. My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell. - Herbert.
n.	1.	The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.

Noun	1.	burnish - the property of being smooth and shiny Synonyms: glossiness, polish, gloss
Verb	1.	burnish - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Synonyms: furbish, buff, flush

dress, finish, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, rub, rub up, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, sleek, slick, slick down, smooth, varnish

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