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Burnishing machine

Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown,

  1. ] To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.

    The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
    --Dryden.

    Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting sun.
    --Cunningham.

    Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.