- furbish fur·bish vt
- ['fɜːbɪʃ]
(polish) lucidare, (renovate, smarten) ravvivare
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furbish fur·bish vt
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Fur|bish lousewort — «FUR bihsh», a rare species of lousewort discovered in Maine in 1880 and thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 1976: »The Furbish lousewort, despite its unprepossessing name is…delicate and fernlike (Philip Shabecoff). ╂[< Kate Furbish,… … Useful english dictionary
Furbish — Fur bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See { ish}.] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furbish — fur•bish [[t]ˈfɜr bɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often fol. by up) 2) to polish • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF forbiss , long s. of forbir to polish, clean < Gmc; cf. OHG furben to clean… … From formal English to slang
furbish — fur·bish … English syllables
Furbished — Furbish Fur bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See { ish}.] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Furbishing — Furbish Fur bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See { ish}.] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refurbish — re•fur•bish [[t]riˈfɜr bɪʃ[/t]] v. t. to furbish again; renovate; brighten • Etymology: 1605–15 re•fur′bish•ment, n … From formal English to slang
Refurbish — Re*fur bish (r?*f?r b?sh), v. t. To furbish anew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refurbish — re|fur|bish [ˌri:ˈfə:bıʃ US ə:r ] v [T] especially BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: furbish to clean up (13 21 centuries), from Old French forbir] 1.) to decorate and repair something such as a building or office in order to improve its appearance… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
