FURBISHING

Verb

furbishing

present participle of furbish

Noun

furbishing (plural furbishings)

The act by which something is furbished.

Source: Wiktionary


FURBISH

Fur"bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furbished; p. pr. & vb. n. Furbishing.] Etym: [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See -ish.]

Definition: To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. Shak. Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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