BURNISHER

Etymology

Noun

burnisher (plural burnishers)

A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.

Anagrams

• reburnish

Source: Wiktionary


Bur"nish*er, n.

1. One who burnishes.

2. A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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