Pol"ish (?), a. [From Pole a Polander.]
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
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n.
The language of the Poles.
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Pol"ish (?), 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.
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.
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Pol"ish, 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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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.
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