Furbish

v. t.

1.

To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. [imp. & p. p. Furbished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Furbishing.] Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt. - Shak.

Verb

1.

furbish - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Synonyms: burnish, buff, flush

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, brighten up, brush up, buff, burnish, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, face-lift, fig out, finish, fix, fix up, freshen, furbish up, garnish, glance, glaze, gloss, grace, gussy up, luster, ornament, paint, polish, polish up, prank, prank up, preen, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, recondition, redecorate, redo, refit, refresh, refurbish, renew, renovate, repair, retouch, revamp, revive, rub, rub up, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, set off, set out, shine, sleek, slick, slick down, smarten, smarten up, smooth, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tone up, touch up, trick out, trick up, trim, vamp, vamp up, varnish, wax

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