All 3 Uses of
burnish
in
The Aeneid
- Then wakeful Palinurus rose, to spy The face of heav'n, and the nocturnal sky; And listen'd ev'ry breath of air to try; Observes the stars, and notes their sliding course, The Pleiads, Hyads, and their wat'ry force; And both the Bears is careful to behold, And bright Orion, arm'd with burnish'd gold.†
Book 3
- Some at their backs their gilded quivers bore; Their chains of burnish'd gold hung down before.†
Book 5 *
- Nor did his eyes less longingly behold The girdle-belt, with nails of burnish'd gold.†
Book 9
Definition:
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(burnish) polish and make shiny -- especially metal
or more generally: to improve something -- especially the impression that something makes