POLISHED
dressed, polished
(adjective) (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
polished
(adjective) perfected or made shiny and smooth; “his polished prose”; “in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes”; “freshly polished silver”
milled, polished
(adjective) (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; “polished rice”
polished, refined, urbane
(adjective) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; “his polished manner”; “maintained an urbane tone in his letters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
polished (comparative more polished, superlative most polished)
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
Refined, elegant.
Verb
polished
simple past tense and past participle of polish
Anagrams
• depolish, lodeship
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"ished, a.
Definition: Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.
POLISH
Pol"ish, a. Etym: [From Pole a Polander.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
– n.
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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