polish
verb (used with object)
to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction.
overpolish
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a word derived from
polish.
Example Sentences
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When a good painting is spoilt by overpolish, to wash the polish off is not to restore it to its former appearance.
From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Sir Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry) Jerningham
