Polished \Pol"ished\, a.
   Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly
   finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished
   manners; polished verse.
   
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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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