(v.) to polish, shine (His mother asked him to burnish the silverware before setting the table.)

polish and make shiny Great cleanliness is enforced in all that belongs to a lighthouse, the reflectors and lenses being constantly burnished, polished, and cleansed. — Whymper, Frederick

early 14c., from Old French burniss- present participle stem of burnir, metathesis of brunir "to shine, gleam, sparkle" (trans.), "to polish, make sparkle, make bright, shine," fro [..]

The process where a shoe is buffed to achieve an antique or broken-in look.

v. To make brilliant or shining.

A term used for the process of "rubbing down" lines and dots on a printing plate thereby darkening those areas.

To smooth and seal by rubbing elements. adhered to a mechanical.

To polish by friction, i.e. to rub with pressure. No abrasive compound or material is used when burnishing. (See also buff.)

(v) polish and make shiny(n) the property of being smooth and shiny

(v)

A term used for the process of "rubbing down" lines and dots on a printing plate thereby darkening those areas.

1. To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish. 2. To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish

A term used for the process of "rubbing down" lines and dots on a printing plate, which darkens those rubbed areas.

A term used for the process of "rubbing down" lines and dots on a printing plate, which darkens those rubbed areas.

A term used for the process of "rubbing down" lines and dots on a printing plate thereby darkening those areas.

A term used for the process of "rubbing down" lines and dots on a printing plate, which darkens those rubbed areas.

(transitive) To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine. (In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look.) * Dryden *: The fram [..]