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1Furbish — Fur bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See { ish}.] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword …
2furbish — index rehabilitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3furbish — late 14c. (implied mid 13c. in surname Furbisher), from O.Fr. forbiss , prp. stem of forbir to polish, burnish; mend, repair (12c., Mod.Fr. fourbir), from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. furban to polish ), from PIE root *prep to appear. Related:… …
4furbish — [v] polish; renovate brighten, buff, burnish, clean, deck out*, fix up, glaze, gloss, gussy up*, improve, recondition, refurbish, rehabilitate, renew, restore, rub, shine, smarten up*, spruce up*; concepts 162,165,700 …
5furbish — [fʉr′bish] vt. [ME furbishen < extended stem of OFr forbir < WGmc * furbjan, to clean > MHG vürben] 1. to brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish 2. to make usable or attractive again; renovate: usually with up furbisher n …
6Furbish lousewort — [fʉr′bish] n. a rare lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) with greenish yellow flowers found in Maine and Canada …
7Furbish, Catherine — ▪ American botanist byname Kate Furbish born May 19, 1834, Exeter, N.H., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1931, Brunswick, Maine American botanist, who devoted her lifelong energies to documenting and making drawings of the flora of Maine, enriching… …
8furbish — furbisher, n. /ferr bish/, v.t. 1. to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often fol. by up): to furbish a run down neighborhood; to furbish up one s command of a foreign language. 2. to polish. [1350 1400; ME furbishen < MF… …
9furbish — /ˈfɜbɪʃ / (say ferbish) verb (t) 1. Also, furbish up. to restore to freshness of appearance or condition. 2. to remove rust from (armour, weapons, etc.); polish; burnish. {Middle English furbish(en), from Old French forbiss , stem of forbir… …
10Furbish lousewort — /ferr bish/. See under lousewort. [1975 80; after Kate Furbish (1834 1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer] * * * …