burnished

Etymology

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of burnish

adj

  1. 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. 1700, John Dryden, "Palamon and Arcite", in Fables, Ancient and Modern
  2. (figurative) Blazing, bright.

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