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A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.
[Middle English burnishen, from Old French burnir, burniss-, variant of brunir, from brun, shining, of Germanic origin.]
burnisher bur'nish·er n.Darken an area of a printing plate which area would otherwise reproduce a lighter tone. This is done by rubbing the desired section with a polished steel tool that flattens the tops of the metal so that the section will absorb more ink.
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A process related to polishing and abrading; the metal is moved by mechanically distorting the normal space lattice. Commonly accomplished during the polishing of soft golds.
The action of rubbing the outer walls of a partially dried, unfired pot with an instrument such as a pebble or a bone. This gives the surface of the pot a smooth, faintly lustrous appearance (i.e., burnished).
The red truck will really glow after we burnish it.
Burnishing is a form of pottery decoration in which the surface of the pot is polished, using a hard smooth surface such as a wooden or bone spatula, smooth stones, or even glass bulbs, while it still is in a leathery 'green' state, i.e. before firing. After firing, the surface is extremely shiny. Often the whole outer surface of the pot is thus decorated, but in certain ceramic traditions there is 'pattern burnishing' where the outside and, in the case of open bowls, the inside, are decorated with burnished patterns in which some areas are left matte.
This technique can be applied to concrete masonry units as well, creating a rich, stately appearance that one often can find inside educational facilities, financial institutions and even sporting venues such as Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This finish works for exterior use as well, the smooth face lending itself to a stunning mix of textures when combined with rougher, splitface block.
Burnishing can allso be applied to wood. Hard woods are best to use with this. Rub them along one another, the more important one should be rubbed down its grain, but crossways will still work, and shortly a glossy sheen will come up and the wood will become slick. Burnishing does not protect the wood like a varnish does, but you do not have to wait for a burnished piece of wood to dry as you would if you had varnished it.
If one wood has a dye in it, or is colored in some way, it may rub off onto the other wood, so choose carefully and perform a test rub first.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - polere, blankslibe
n. - polering, glans
Nederlands (Dutch)
polijsten, glanzend maken
Français (French)
v. tr. - brunir, polir
n. - polissage (du métal)
Deutsch (German)
v. - polieren
n. - Glanz
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γυαλίζω, στιλβώνω, λουστράρω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - polir, brunir
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pulir, bruñir
n. - bruñido , pulido, acicalado
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - blankskura, polera, skina
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
磨, 磨光, 打磨, 光辉, 光泽
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 磨, 磨光, 打磨
n. - 光輝, 光澤
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 갈다, ~을 광내다
n. - 닦는 사람, 연마기
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 磨く, 光らせる, とぐ, みがきがきく
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) لمع, صقل, جلى
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ציחצח, הבריק
n. - ברק
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