Both Uses of
burnish
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- A jet of coffee steam from the burnished caldron.†
Chpt 3 *
- Old Russell with a smeared shammy rag burnished again his gem, turned it and held it at the point of his Moses' beard.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(burnish) polish and make shiny -- especially metal
or more generally: to improve something -- especially the impression that something makes