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burnished

verb burnisht

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of burnish

adjective burnisht

  1. not comparable Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher). The frame of burnish'd steel, that cast a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
  2. figuratively, not comparable Blazing, bright. Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, To whom I am a neighbour,and neere bred. Bring me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, And let vs make inciſion for your loue, To proue whoſe blood is reddeſt,his or mine

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@misc{burnished_2026,
  title = {burnished},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnished},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}