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Polish (?), a. [From Pole a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The language of the Poles.
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Polish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish]
1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, “to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.”
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2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, “to polish life or manners”. Milton.
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To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] W. H. Russell.
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Polish, v. i. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, “steel polishes well”. Bacon.
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Polish, n.
1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
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Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir I. Newton.
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2. Anything used to produce a gloss.
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3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
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This Roman polish and this smooth behavior. Addison.
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