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PolishPolish Pol"ish, a. [From Pole a Polander.]
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The
language of the Poles. PolishPolish Pol"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb.
n. Polishing.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish]
1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,
marble, metals, etc.
2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or
rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish
life or manners. --Milton.
To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary.
[Slang] --W. H. Russell. Polish
Polish Pol"ish, v. i.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to
take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
--Bacon.
Polish
Polish Pol"ish, n.
1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a
gloss or luster.
Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.
--Sir I.
Newton.
2. Anything used to produce a gloss.
3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.
--Addison.
Meaning of Polish from wikipedia
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