Category:Polish

Pol"ish, a. Etym: [from pole a polander.]

Defn: of or pertaining to poland or its inhabitants. -- n.

Defn: the language of the poles.

Polish Pol"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing.] Etym: [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.

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. To polish off, to finish completely, as an Adversary. [slang] w. H. Russell.

Polish Pol"ish, v. i.

Defn: to become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take A smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. Bacon.

Polish Pol"ish, n.

1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or Luster. Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir i. Newton.

2. Anything used to produce a gloss.

3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners. This roman polish and this smooth behavior. Addison.