Burning-ghat
a platform at the top of a riverside ghat where Hindus cremate their dead.
Historical Examples
Life’s Handicap Rudyard Kipling
Kim Rudyard Kipling
Following the Equator, Complete Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling
East of Suez Frederic Courtland Penfield
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to polish (a surface) by friction. to make smooth and bright. Engraving. to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool. gloss; brightness; luster: the burnish of brass andirons. Contemporary Examples Nevada Guv Faces Fans and Foes in Reelection Lloyd Green March 17, 2014 What’s Palin Doing in Israel? Dan […]
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to polish (a surface) by friction. to make smooth and bright. Engraving. to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool. gloss; brightness; luster: the burnish of brass andirons. Contemporary Examples Revenge of the Nerds Peter Beinart December 7, 2008 Welcome to Woolwich, Where English Terrorists Say Sorry While They […]
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a person who burnishes. a tool, usually with a smooth, slightly convex head, used for polishing, as in dentistry. Historical Examples Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering Edward Johnston The Tale of Timber Town Alfred Grace Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold […]