Polish
Polish , adjective
[From Pole a Polander.]
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
The language of the Poles.
Polish , transitive verb
[French polir, Latin polire. Compare Polite, -ish]
1.
To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
2.
Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. — Milton
Collocations (1)
To polish off , to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] — W. H. Russell
Polish , intransitive verb
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. — Bacon
Polish , noun
1.
A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.
2.
Anything used to produce a gloss.
3.
Figuratively: Refinement; elegance of manners.
This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.