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
Definitions:
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(1)
(burnish) to polish, especially to make metal shiny; or more generally, to improve or enhance something’s appearance or reputation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
As a noun, something that is burnished is something that was rubbed to make it shiny.