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# burnished

adjective; past form of the verb burnish (burnish, burnishes, burnished, burnishing)

«burnished» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Burnished means polished until it shines brightly, like metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnished/#m1)

### In the lessons

shining like polished metal, as in «burnished silver» or «burnished white or blue» for a blade

### Examples

- The sun lit up the burnished silver spoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnished/#x1)
- He polished the blade until it was burnished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnished/#x2)
- The lake shone like burnished silver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnished/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Solomon's Temple vessels were of shining brass. In Ezekiel the same gleam marks the angelic creatures of his vision, a sign of heavenly light. In the primary lessons: shining like polished metal, as in «burnished silver» or «burnished white or blue» for a blade

### Examples

- and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins; even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of the LORD, were of burnished brass. (Prophets 1KI.7.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnished/#x1)
- And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. (Prophets EZK.1.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnished/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «burnished» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burnished/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«burnished» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burnished.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «burnished» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/burnished/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«burnished» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/burnished.html) on Mova free.