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Synonyms for polish

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pol-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪʃ

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Définition of polish

Origin :
  • early 14c., polischen "make smooth," from Old French poliss-, present participle stem of polir (12c.) "to polish, decorate, see to one's appearance," from Latin polire "to polish, make smooth; decorate, embellish;" figuratively "refine, improve," said to be from Proto-Indo-European *pel- "to thrust, strike, drive" (via the notion of fulling cloth). The sense of "free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded in English mid-14c. Related: Polished; polishing. Slang polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work.
  • noun shine, brightness
  • noun cultivated look, performance
  • verb shine, buff
  • verb improve performance, look
Example sentences :
  • Just what I have said we must do for the polish of our style.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Now to the practical: what are we to do for the polish of our manners?
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Let us then take the fuller meaning of polish, and see how it will apply to style.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • We ended by waltzing, first in the Polish, and afterwards in the Parisian manner.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • A Polish chap in the studio said something about it yesterday.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • I saw a Polish docker knocked on the head by the end of a heavy chain that broke.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • There goes a Polish Count who is one of the greatest gamblers in Christendom.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • There was drinking in the Polish fashion, and he tried to be let off.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • Fandor-Vinson began to undress: the priest continued to polish his nails.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • You will polish him up for me and make him conversant with everything.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

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