Definition of polish

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Polish (v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc..

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Oliva :: Oliva (n.) A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored..
Rustic :: Rustic (a.) Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners..
Gloss :: Gloss (n.) Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss..
Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge..
Incondite :: Incondite (a.) Badly put together; inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular.
Polish :: Polish (n.) The language of the Poles.
Rumble :: Rumble (n.) A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
Upland :: Upland (a.) Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished..
Polished :: Polished (imp. & p. p.) of Polis.
Heelball :: Heelball (n.) A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions..
Polka :: Polka (n.) A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time..
Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) To polish.
Slickensides :: Slickensides (n.) The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another..
Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca..
Repolish :: Repolish (v. t.) To polish again.
Runner :: Runner (n.) A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding..
Lap :: Lap (n.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis..
Steel :: Steel (n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities..
Ebonite :: Ebonite (n.) A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus..
Shoeing-horn :: Shoeing-horn (n.) A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe..
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