furbish
[verb]
Synonyms: polish, buff, burnish, glance, glaze, gloss, rub, shine

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furbish verb & noun. ['fǝ:bɪʃ] LME.
[Old French forbiss- lengthened stem of forbir (mod. fourbir) from Germanic (repr. by Old High German furben): see -ISH².]
A. verb trans.
1. Remove the rust from, burnish, polish up (a sword, armour, etc.). LME.
■ George Eliot Old arms duly furbished.

2. Clean up, renovate, revive, give a new look to, (something dirty, faded, or old). L16.
■ E. Bowen Artificial forget-me-nots..to furbish up country summer hats.
b. noun. An act of furbishing. E19.

► Now less common than refurbish.

■ furbisher noun a person who furbishes LME.

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