FURBISH


Meaning of FURBISH in English

v.tr. (often foll. by up)

1. remove rust from, polish, burnish.

2 give a new look to, renovate, revive (something antiquated).

Derivatives:

furbisher n.

Etymology: ME f. OF forbir f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.