| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Present participle | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb furbish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (furbish) | 1. Polish and make shiny.[Wordnet]. 2. To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: furbishing, furbished, furbishes, furbisher, furbishers, furbishingly and furbishedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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"FURBISHING" is a common misspelling or typo for: furnishing. |
Date "FURBISHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FURBISHING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Rubbing to brightness; polishing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of furbish. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: furbish
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Furbish up | Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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| Catharine Furbish | 3 | Catharine Furbish | 3 | |
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