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• Burnisher — Bur nish*er, n. 1. One who burnishes. [1913 Webster] 2. A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burnisher — shə(r) noun ( s) 1. : a worker employed in burnishing a shoe burnisher 2. : a tool, variously shaped, with a hard smooth rounded end or surface (as of steel, ivory, or agate) used in smoothing, polishing, turning an edge, or other manipulation by …   Useful english dictionary

• burnisher —    A tool with a hard smooth rounded surface used for smoothing and polishing, in metal work, ceramics and gilding. Burnishers are typically metal or stone. Typical of contemporary burnishers is the example illustrated here, see thumbnail to… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• ag´ate|like´ — ag|ate1 «AG iht», noun. 1. a kind of quartz with colored stripes, cloudy colors, or mosslike formations. 2. a marble used in games that looks like agate. 3. a piece of this quartz. 4. a burnisher, die plate, or other tool made of it. 5. U.S. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• a|gate — ag|ate1 «AG iht», noun. 1. a kind of quartz with colored stripes, cloudy colors, or mosslike formations. 2. a marble used in games that looks like agate. 3. a piece of this quartz. 4. a burnisher, die plate, or other tool made of it. 5. U.S. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Gilding — is the art of applying a thin layer of gold, simulated gold, or other metal to a surface. Products employed may be real gold leaf ranging in karats from 9 up to 24; imitation leaf composition gold, Dutch metal leaf, aluminum leaf, copper leaf;… …   Wikipedia

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium