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Webster 1913 Edition

Burnisher

Bur′nish-er

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Noun.
1.
One who burnishes.
2.
A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses.

Webster 1828 Edition

Burnisher

BURN'ISHER

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Noun.
The person who polishes,or makes glossy.
1.
An instrument used in polishing, of different kinds. It may be a piece of round polished steel, a dog's or wolf's tooth, a piece of copper, agate or pebble. &c. It is used for giving a gloss or smoothness to metals, to the edges of books, &c.

Definition 2025

burnisher

burnisher

English

Noun

burnisher ‎(plural burnishers)

  1. A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.

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Usage notes

  • There is a particular tool called a burnisher used in the application of gold leaf.

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