( a. )
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
( a. )
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012