Found 1 items, similar to Burnishing machine.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Burnishing machine Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown, a.] To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper. [1913 Webster] The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Now the village windows blaze, Burnished by the setting sun. --Cunningham. [1913 Webster] Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars. [1913 Webster]