Both Uses
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Heaven Is for Real
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- Inside, we found the burnished oak casket standing off to one side of the foyer.†
Chpt 11 *burnished = polished and made shiny; or improved something
- His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze.†
Chpt 13
Definitions:
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(burnish) to polish, especially to make metal shiny; or more generally, to improve or enhance something’s appearance or reputation
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) As a noun, something that is burnished is something that was rubbed to make it shiny.