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Polish

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(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

(2):

(v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.

(3):

(n.) The language of the Poles.

(4):

(n.) A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

(5):

(n.) Anything used to produce a gloss.

(6):

(n.) Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

(7):

(v. t.) Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.

(8):

(v. i.) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Polish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/polish.html. 1828.
 
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