different between honed vs burnished
honed
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ho?nd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??nd/
- Rhymes: -??nd
Adjective
honed (comparative more honed, superlative most honed)
- Made sharp.
- Made more accurate or precise.
Translations
Verb
honed
- simple past tense and past participle of hone
Anagrams
- hedon, hen do
Middle English
Verb
honed
- simple past/past participle of honen
honed From the web:
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burnished
English
Alternative forms
- burnisht
Verb
burnished
- simple past tense and past participle of burnish
Adjective
burnished (not comparable)
- Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
- 1700, John Dryden, "Palamon and Arcite", in Fables, Ancient and Modern:
- The frame of burnish'd steel, that cast a glare / From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
- 1700, John Dryden, "Palamon and Arcite", in Fables, Ancient and Modern:
- (figuratively) Blazing, bright.
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