polish

-1 n. மெருகு, மினுமினுப்பு, தேய்ப்பினால் ஏற்படும் பளபளப்பு, தேய்ப்பு, தேய்ப்புப்பொருள், பண்பட்ட தன்மை,(வினை.) தேய்த்துப் பளபளப்பாக்கு, மெருகேற்று, வழவழப்பாக்கு, துலக்கு, மினுக்கு, நேர்த்தியாக்கு, பண்பாடுடையதாக்கு.-2 n. போலந்துநாட்டு மொழி, போலந்து நாட்டினர், (பெ.) போலந்து நாட்டிற்குரிய, போலந்து நாட்டைச் சார்ந்த.

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Pol"ish, a. Etym: [From Pole a Polander.] Defn: Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. Defn: The language of the Poles. 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. 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. 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. Pol"ish, a. Etym: [From Pole a Polander.] Defn: Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. Defn: The language of the Poles. 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. 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. 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.