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Definition of Furbishes
1. furbish [v] - See also: furbish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Furbishes
Literary usage of Furbishes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... or furbishes up worthless articles for sale. ... a dealer in slaves or wares
who furbishes them up for sale, ..."
2. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1905)
"At first sight it might appear as if we had here exactly the same conditions that
we had in the last experiment ; that is, each slit furbishes two equally ..."
3. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction by William Adolphus Wheeler (1872)
"... while, like another Old Mortality, he furbishes the tombstones of royal
mistresses — is yet constrained to bear witness to the popularity and influence ..."
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