burnisher

American  

[bur-ni-sher] / ˈbɜr nɪ ʃər /

noun

1. a person who burnishes.

2. a tool, usually with a smooth, slightly convex head, used for polishing, as in dentistry.

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Etymology

Origin of burnisher

First recorded in 1400–50, burnisher is from the late Middle English word burnessher. See burnish, -er ²

Example Sentences

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

Finally the burnisher is brought into play alternately with the graver and point to give perfectness and finish.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

The lustre of white vellum or of calf, when they have not been badly rubbed by use, may be restored by rubbing with an agate burnisher, a polished bone or a curved iron slightly warmed.

From Book Repair and Restoration by Buck, Mitchell

It is cut with shears into a plate of the size required, and slightly domed with a burnisher or hammer, after which it is cleaned by acid and water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Only thin books are burnished along the edges with a round burnisher.

From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul