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English Dictionary: polish	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for polish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Polish adj of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage" n the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad Synonym(s): polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish a preparation used in polishing the Slavic language of Poland v make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" Synonym(s): polish, smooth, smoothen, shine improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" Synonym(s): polish, refine, fine-tune, down bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" Synonym(s): polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polish \Pol"ish\, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The language of the Poles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polish \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.