furbish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb polish and make shiny
    burnish; buff.
    • buff the wooden floors
    • buff my shoes

WordNet

Fur"bish transitive verb
Etymology
OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See -ish.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Furbished ; present participle & verbal noun Furbishing
Definitions
  1. To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. Shak.
    Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt. Shak.

Webster 1913