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Definition of burnished : of Burnish

Synonyms:

promising, vivid, brilliant, shining, undimmed, hopeful, glistening, lustrous, smart, bright

illumined, illuminated, intensified, lightened, shone, brightened

ground, evened, sanded, leveled, planed, slicked, flattened, glossed, smoothed

level, slilken, silky, polished, edgeless, sleek, satiny, marble, glazed, glassy, streamlined, slithery, slick, velvety, flat, glossy, satin-smooth, lacquered, slippery, varnished, smooth, frictionless, even, shiny

Usage examples:

• The burnished auburn hair clinging in soft waves to her brow, was twisted into a heavy coil, which the long walk had shaken down till it rested almost on her neck; and though her heart beat furiously, the pale calm face might have been marble, save for the scarlet lines of her beautiful mouth, and the steady glow of the dilated pupils in her great gray eyes. - "At the Mercy of Tiberius", August Evans Wilson.
• There was a fire in the wide hearth and the ruddy gleam of burnished copper utensils pierced the shadows. - "Masters of the Wheat-Lands", Harold Bindloss.
• His saddle was of burnished gold, his bridle 20 of shining gold chains. - "Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year", E.C. Hartwell.