a. & n. from Polish.
Making smooth or glossy either with rubbing, varnish, or powder.
Making smooth and glossy.
The act of making smooth or glossy; the refining of manners; smoothness; glossiness give by rubbing; a substance that polishes or is uded in polishing.
n. The act of wearing off roughness and making smooth or glossy;—act of refining the manners.
