• Furbish

    Origin

    From Middle English furbishen, from Old French furbir (stem furbiss-, "to clean, polish"), of Germanic origin, from Frankish furbjan ("to clean, polish"), from Proto-Germanic *furbijanÄ… ("to clean"), from Proto-Indo-European *prep- ("to appear"). Cognate with Old High German furben ("to clean, cleanse, purge, sweep").

    Full definition of furbish

    Verb

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

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