<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to polish (a surface) by friction.</li><li>to make smooth and bright.</li><li>to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>gloss; brightness; luster: the burnish of brass andirons.</li></ul>