burnisher
Americannoun
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a person who burnishes.
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a tool, usually with a smooth, slightly convex head, used for polishing, as in dentistry.
Etymology
Origin of burnisher
First recorded in 1400–50, burnisher is from the late Middle English word burnessher. See burnish, -er 2
Example Sentences
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When I was older, he brought home presstype, sheets of alphabets in different fonts that you would transfer to illustration board by rubbing the waxy paper with a burnisher until the letter stuck.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022
With blow-pipe and burnisher, with plush-wheel and stake-anvil he wrought patiently; almost bursting with responsibility, yet with anxiety gnawing at his heart.
From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)
The burnisher simply displaces the copper; charcoal and scraper wear it away.
From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime
After the burnisher comes fine imported crocus cloth, well worn, which makes the surface more even and dead than that left by the burnisher.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
On fine, close, and equal work the burnisher does excellent service, the effect being analogous to that of the crumb of bread on a design on paper.
From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime
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