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• burnishing — bur·nish·ing (burґnish ing) 1. condensation and polishing under the sliding pressure of a smooth hard instrument, as in finishing the surface of a gold filling. 2. adaptation of a thin, annealed sheet metal by means of a burnisher, as in forming… …   Medical dictionary

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