Hypertext Webster Gateway: "furbish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Furbish \Fur"bish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir,
fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See {-ish}.]
To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to
furbish a sword or spear. --Shak.
Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
furbish
v : polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my
shoes" [syn: {buff}, {burnish}, {flush}]
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