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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
2. 2
   a hand tool with polished agate tips (or other gemstone) for rubbing the gold leaf in order to obtain a highly polished surface, used in gilding. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

burnishing tool

Etymology

From burnish + -er.

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