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- adjective Obsolete form of
burnished . - verb obsolete Simple past tense and past participle of
burnish .
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Examples
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From imminent ruine; and, like burnisht steele, 75
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
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He had been used to speak to him of new-burnisht joys and a world of treasure.
The Lee Shore Rose Macaulay 1919
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By clustering doves with burnisht wings, a-throng,
Helen Redeemed and Other Poems Maurice Hewlett 1892
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The yellow burnisht gold that comes from th 'East,
The Affectionate Shepherd Richard Barnfield 1600
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8 Whose hilts were burnisht gold, and handle strong
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Edmund Spenser
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249: Others whose fruit burnisht with Golden Rinde
Paradise Lost (1667) 1667
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Temper it then with strong gum water, till it be of the consistence of paste; and with this form the letters; and, when they are dry, rub them with a piece of gold of good colour, as in the manner of polishing; and the letters will appear as if gilt with burnisht gold. "
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I found the marble floor swept, the brasses burnisht, the branch lights burning, the wax candles ready lighted, the meat served up and the wine strained. [
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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