furbish
verb (used with object)
to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up).
furbisher
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a word derived from
furbish.
Example Sentences
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An English sea-king has immortalised the trade of the Frobisher, or furbisher, and a famous bishop bore the appropriate name of Latimer, for Latiner.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
Where the innate capacity is good, education may make an impression upon it; but no furbisher knows how to give a polish to iron which is of a bad temper.
From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 by James Ross
Ogier the Dane was a furbisher of armour.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 by Peter Anthony Motteux
With metal-workers we may also put Furber or Frobisher, i.e. furbisher, of armour, etc.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
