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Meanings of furbish (furbishing) in English

Portuguese
polir
Catalan
polir
Spanish
abrillantar

Polish and make shiny.

        polir
        Usage of furbishing in English
        1
        The aristocracy of the Ancient Dominion was furbishing up its former splendor.
        Life of George Washington — Volume 01
        2
        There was a great deal of furbishing up at the palace.
        The Art of the Story-Teller
        3
        The sound of the furbishing of arms mingled with the strains of religious service.
        Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 07 (of 15), Spanish
        4
        There was much cleaning of kits and furbishing of cutlasses.
        A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
        5
        Such furbishing, and painting, and washing, Moscow never before enjoyed.
        Fred Markham in Russia; Or, The Boy Travellers in the Land of th...
        6
        It will need some furbishing up, maybe, to meet modern conditions, but never mind!
        The Complete Home
        7
        Of course the queen's approaching visit threw Haddon Hall into a frenzy of scrubbing and furbishing.
        Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
        8
        And, their baggage arriving, Jack proceeded to get ready for a bath and a general furbishing.
        Air Service Boys in the Big Battle; Or, Silencing the Big Guns
        9
        The Jews made a good business of buying refuse negroes and furbishing them up for the market.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 / A Magazin...
        10
        He's been furbishing it up while in the parlor, and swears he will seriously damage you with it.
        Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
        11
        Every Saturday afterwards there was a similar furbishing, a tornado of dust and water lasting for four hours.
        A Love Episode
        12
        Digging and cleaning, brushing and furbishing.
        Night Shift
        13
        Once during the afternoon the colonel passed near where I was furbishing up my rifle, and halted to say:
        The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley
        14
        Better still than reading is conversation, the rubbing of wits and furbishing of knowledge amid well-informed and bright-minded company.
        Platform Monologues
        15
        As this furbishing of impoverished industry fails dismally to add content, it succeeds in emphasizing the actual poverty that exists.
        Creative Impulse in Industry: A Proposition for Educators
        16
        So we entered the inn; and she began furbishing up the utensils, just to tease me more than anything else.
        Arms and the Woman
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        Translations for furbishing
        Portuguese
        polir
        Catalan
        polir
        Furbishing through the time