(a.) Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
(n.) The language of the Poles.
(v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble,
metals, etc.
(v. t.) Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness,
or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or
manners.
(v. i.) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss;
to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
(n.) A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a
gloss or luster.
(n.) Anything used to produce a gloss.
(n.) Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
