Furbish — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furbish — index rehabilitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
furbish — 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:… … Etymology dictionary
furbish — [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 … New thesaurus
furbish — [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 … English World dictionary
furbish — 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… … Universalium
furbish — /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… …
furbish — Synonyms and related words: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brighten up, brush up, buff, burnish, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, face lift, fig… … Moby Thesaurus
furbish — verb (T) also furbish up to improve the appearance of, or decorate something old compare refurbish (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Furbish lousewort — [fʉr′bish] n. a rare lousewort (Pedicularis furbishiae) with greenish yellow flowers found in Maine and Canada … English World dictionary
Furbish, 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… … Universalium
