furbish
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English furbishen, from Old French furbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish furbjan (“to clean, polish”), from Proto-Germanic *furbijaną (“to clean”), from Proto-Indo-European *prep- (“to appear”). Cognate with Old High German furben (“to clean, cleanse, purge, sweep”).
Verb [edit]
furbish (third-person singular simple present furbishes, present participle furbishing, simple past and past participle furbished)
- To polish or burnish.
- To renovate or recondition.
