burnish

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Burnished p. pr. & vb. n. Burnishing. ] [ OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF. burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun brown, fr. OHG. br&unr_;n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish. See Brown, a. ] To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare
From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now the village windows blaze,
Burnished by the setting sun. Cunningham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burnishing machine, a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars. [ 1913 Webster ]