Both Uses of
burnish
in
Me Before You
- There were little elegant side tables everywhere, their burnished surfaces covered with ornamental boxes.†
p. 23.9 *burnished = polished and made shiny; or improved something
- There would be burnished, stick-legged Thoroughbreds, their jockeys in billowing bright silks, careering past.†
p. 157.6
Definition:
polish and make shiny -- especially metal
or more generally: to improve something -- especially the impression that something makes
or more generally: to improve something -- especially the impression that something makes