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Burnished vs Burnt - What's the difference?

burnished | burnt |

As adjectives the difference between burnished and burnt

is that burnished is polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher) while burnt is carbonised.

As verbs the difference between burnished and burnt

is that burnished is past tense of burnish while burnt is past tense of burn.

burnished

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
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  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (burnish)

    • burnt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * burned

    Verb

    (head)
  • (burn)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of food) Carbonised.
    • The toast was too burnt to eat.
  • (of a person) Having a sunburn.
  • (of a colour) Being darker than standard, especially browner.

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