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11Furbish, Catherine — ▪ American botanist byname Kate Furbish born May 19, 1834, Exeter, N.H., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1931, Brunswick, Maine American botanist, who devoted her lifelong energies to documenting and making drawings of the flora of Maine, enriching… …
12Furbish lousewort — /ferr bish/. See under lousewort. [1975 80; after Kate Furbish (1834 1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer] * * * …
13Furbish lousewort — /ferr bish/. See under lousewort. [1975 80; after Kate Furbish (1834 1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer] …
14furbish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English furbisshen, from Anglo French furbiss , stem of furbir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German furben to polish Date: 14th century 1. to make lustrous ; polish 2. to give a new look to ; renovate… …
15furbish — verb a) To polish or burnish. b) To renovate or recondition …
16furbish — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To restore] Syn. refurbish, improve, renovate; see renew 1 . 2. [To burnish] Syn. polish, clean, brighten; see shine 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff1,… …
17furbish — fur·bish || fÉœrbɪʃ / fÉœË v. polish, remove rust from; refurbish, renovate, renew …
18furbish — [ fə:bɪʃ] verb 1》 give a fresh look to; renovate. 2》 archaic polish (a weapon). Derivatives furbisher noun Origin ME: from OFr. forbiss , lengthened stem of forbir, of Gmc origin …
19furbish — v. a. Burnish, polish, rub or scour bright …
20furbish — v liven up, spruce up, brighten up, burnish, polish up, shine, clean up; fix up, touch up, brush up, paint; refurbish, renovate, redo, redecorate, repaint, refurnish …
