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  • 21furbish — fur·bish …

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  • 22furbish — fur•bish [[t]ˈfɜr bɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often fol. by up) 2) to polish • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF forbiss , long s. of forbir to polish, clean < Gmc; cf. OHG furben to clean… …

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  • 23furbish — v.tr. (often foll. by up) 1 remove rust from, polish, burnish. 2 give a new look to, renovate, revive (something antiquated). Derivatives: furbisher n. Etymology: ME f. OF forbir f. Gmc …

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  • 24furbish up — verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken She repaired her TV set Repair my shoes please • Syn: ↑repair, ↑mend, ↑fix, ↑bushel, ↑doctor, ↑restore, ↑ …

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  • 25Catharine Furbish — (9 May 1834 6 Dec 1931) was an American botanist who collected, classified and illustrated the native flora of Maine. She devoted over 60 years of her life, travelling thousands of miles throughout her home state and creating very accurate… …

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  • 26Furbished — Furbish Fur bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See { ish}.] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish …

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  • 27Furbishing — Furbish Fur bish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See { ish}.] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish …

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  • 28Pedicularis furbishiae — Taxobox status = EN regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Scrophulariaceae genus = Pedicularis species = P. furbishiae binomial = Pedicularis furbishiae binomial authority = S.WatsonFurbish s… …

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  • 29Furby — A Furby (plural Furbys or Furbies, according to Tiger. Co.) is an electronic toy, more specifically, a robot, made by Tiger Electronics which went through a period of being a must have toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with… …

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  • 30Rauss Elysium — Schrödingers Katze (engl. Schrödinger s Cat) ist eine Roman Trilogie von Robert Anton Wilson und besteht aus drei Bänden: Das Universum nebenan (engl. The Universe Next Door) Der Zauberhut (engl. The Trick Top Hat) Die Brieftauben (engl. The… …

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