v. t.
The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now the village windows blaze,
Burnished by the setting sun. Cunningham. [ 1913 Webster ]
Burnishing machine,
v. i. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large. [ 1913 Webster ]
A slender poet must have time to grow,
And spread and burnish as his brothers do. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster. Crashaw. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.