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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fur-bish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr bɪʃ


Definition of furbish

Origin :
  • late 14c. (implied mid-13c. in surname Furbisher), from Old French forbiss-, present participle stem of forbir "to polish, burnish; mend, repair" (12c., Modern French fourbir), from a Germanic source (cf. Old High German furban "to polish"), from PIE root *prep- "to appear." Related: Furbished; furbishing.
  • verb polish; renovate
Example sentences :
  • I have, however, a maxim of Thoreau which I furbish up for just such occasions.
  • Extract from : « Everyday Adventures » by Samuel Scoville
  • Put on the helmets and the brigandines, and furbish the spears.
  • Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI) » by Max Duncker
  • It only induces Guido to furbish up his tools for a fresh assault.
  • Extract from : « The Browning Cyclopdia » by Edward Berdoe
  • Their chief kept me for a time to oversee and tend his horse, and to furbish his weapons.
  • Extract from : « The Abbatial Crosier » by Eugne Sue
  • But we will go off together in a week or two, so try and furbish up your French.
  • Extract from : « The Three Impostors » by Arthur Machen
  • She had seen Eudaldo furbish her father's weapons in that way since she had been a child.
  • Extract from : « In The Palace Of The King » by F. Marion Crawford
  • Also folks cannot neglect their cleanliness and then furbish themselves up in a day.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • The women begin to hunt up their best bliauts and furs; the men to furbish their armor.
  • Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
  • We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • The men were halted outside the town and given time to furbish themselves up for the occasion.
  • Extract from : « The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) » by James Edward Parrott

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