burnished

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɜː^rnɪʃt/

bur•nish /ˈbɜrnɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

Metallurgyto polish (a surface) by rubbing:The silver was burnished to a beautiful finish.

bur•nished, adj.: burnished silver bracelets.

bur•nish (bûr′nish),USA pronunciation v.t.

Metallurgyto polish (a surface) by friction.
to make smooth and bright.
Printing[Engraving.]to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool.

Anglo-French burniss-, Middle French bruniss- (long stem of burnir, brunir to darken, polish), equivalent. to brun- brown + -iss- -ish²
Middle English burnissh 1275–1325

bur′nish•a•ble, adj.
bur′nish•ment, n.

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burnish /ˈbɜːnɪʃ/ vb

Etymology: 14th Century burnischen, from Old French brunir to make brown, from brun brownˈburnisher n

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