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Meanings of polish in English

Russian
голландская чёрная белохохлая
Wikidata

Breed of chicken.

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        голландская чёрная белохохлая
        Portuguese
        refinamento
        Catalan
        poliment

        A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.

              refinamento
              Portuguese
              polimento
              Catalan
              lluentor

              The property of being smooth and shiny.

                    polimento
                    Portuguese
                    aperfeiçoar
                    Catalan
                    arrodonir
                    Spanish
                    arreglar

                    Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.

                          aperfeiçoar
                          Usage of polish in English
                          1
                          In the language is the material, and in the rhythm the polish.
                          The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
                          2
                          Her nail polish was beginning to chip off; she needed a manicure.
                          Starstruck
                          3
                          The unnamed interviewer said: I recruited somebody … she's short of polish.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          That's where the work rate and polish of Ramirez narrowly won out.
                          The Guardian
                          5
                          But it's also used in shoe polish, fire fighting foam, and shampoo.
                          Wired
                          6
                          He brought me presents: flowers, jewelry, a tin of red shoe polish.
                          East of the sun
                          7
                          With its latest desktop OS, Canonical offers more polish, an analyst said.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          After the polish dried, I finished the design with a clear topcoat.
                          Ebony
                          9
                          People were hard at work putting another layer of polish on them.
                          A Tale of Time City
                          10
                          You want the polish and ease that social life will give you.
                          Home Lights and Shadows
                          11
                          Sighing, she put aside the polish and ran down to answer it.
                          Wrangling the redhead
                          12
                          KJ: I use plain acetone remover to take off my nail polish.
                          Ebony
                          13
                          In force and polish and weight of argument it was beyond compare.
                          The Rose of Old St. Louis
                          14
                          I just thought I'd polish it up a bit here and there.
                          The girl who played with fire
                          15
                          This time she managed to chip off a fleck of the polish.
                          House of Bathory
                          16
                          Shoe polish, he thought as they led him into the dark room.
                          Shutter Island
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                          Polish through the time
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                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common
                          South Africa
                          Less common
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