Polish \Pol"ish\, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.]
   Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The
   language of the Poles.
   
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Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, {-ish}]
   1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
      burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,
      marble, metals, etc.
      
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   2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or
      rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish
      life or manners. --Milton.
      
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   {To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary.
      [Slang] --W. H. Russell.
      
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Polish \Pol"ish\, v. i.
   To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to
   take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
   --Bacon.
   
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Polish \Pol"ish\, n.
   1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a
      gloss or luster.
      
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            Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.
                                                  --Sir I.
                                                  Newton.
      
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   2. Anything used to produce a gloss.
      
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   3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
      
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            This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.
                                                  --Addison.
      
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