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Meanings of furbish (furbishing) in English
Usage of furbishing in English
1
The aristocracy of the Ancient Dominion was furbishing up its former splendor.
2
There was a great deal of furbishing up at the palace.
3
The sound of the furbishing of arms mingled with the strains of religious service.
4
There was much cleaning of kits and furbishing of cutlasses.
5
Such furbishing, and painting, and washing, Moscow never before enjoyed.
6
It will need some furbishing up, maybe, to meet modern conditions, but never mind!
7
Of course the queen's approaching visit threw Haddon Hall into a frenzy of scrubbing and furbishing.
8
And, their baggage arriving, Jack proceeded to get ready for a bath and a general furbishing.
9
The Jews made a good business of buying refuse negroes and furbishing them up for the market.
10
He's been furbishing it up while in the parlor, and swears he will seriously damage you with it.
11
Every Saturday afterwards there was a similar furbishing, a tornado of dust and water lasting for four hours.
12
Digging and cleaning, brushing and furbishing.
13
Once during the afternoon the colonel passed near where I was furbishing up my rifle, and halted to say:
14
Better still than reading is conversation, the rubbing of wits and furbishing of knowledge amid well-informed and bright-minded company.
15
As this furbishing of impoverished industry fails dismally to add content, it succeeds in emphasizing the actual poverty that exists.
16
So we entered the inn; and she began furbishing up the utensils, just to tease me more than anything else.
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Frequent collocations
Furbishing through the time