Definition of polish

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Polish (n.) A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster..

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Coarse :: Coarse (superl.) Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language..
Marginella :: Marginella (n.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas..
Colcothar :: Colcothar (n.) Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; -- called also crocus Martis..
File :: File (n.) Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively..
Glazing :: Glazing (n.) The act or art of setting glass; the art of covering with a vitreous or glasslike substance, or of polishing or rendering glossy..
Rough-grained :: Rough-grained (a.) Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque..
Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver..
Accomplish :: Accomplish (v. t.) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish..
Uplandish :: Uplandish (a.) Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized.
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..
Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) To polish.
Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..
Polish :: Polish (v. t.) Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners..
Polishable :: Polishable (a.) Capable of being polished.
Marble :: Marble (n.) A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc..
Shine :: Shine (v. i.) To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver..
Politely :: Politely (adv.) In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy.
Silver :: Silver (v. t.) To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver..
Shoeblack :: Shoeblack (n.) One who polishes shoes.
Inurbanity :: Inurbanity (n.) Want of urbanity or courtesy; unpolished manners or deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness.
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