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burnish [′bər·nish] (engineering) To polish or make shiny. (metallurgy) To develop a smooth, lustrous surface finish by tumbling with steel balls or rubbing with a hard metal pad. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Worktables held the tools of the trade: small piles of gold leaf, brushes to apply it, blunt hematite burnishers to polish it, jars filled with quills, bottles of soot-black ink, small tins of brilliant hues. Power washers, propane buffers, scrubbers, battery burnishers, carpet extractors and vacuums are a regular part of most every major facility maintenance operation. It is durable, resists tearing, generates very little dust and can be used on all types of ultra-high-speed burnishers, with excellent results on 3M floor finishes. |
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