furbish

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Etymology

From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, to clean, polish), from Frankish *furbēn (to clean, polish).

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furbish (third-person singular simple present furbishes, present participle furbishing, simple past and past participle furbished)

  1. To polish or burnish.
  2. To renovate or recondition.

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