polish
polish
subs.
Smooth surface: P. and V. λειότης, ἡ.
Met., love of refinement: P. τὸ φιλόκαλον.
Mental culture: Ar. and P. παιδεία, ἡ, παίδευσις, ἡ.
Grace: P. and V. χά̆ρῐς, ἡ.
subs.
Smooth surface: P. and V. λειότης, ἡ.
Met., love of refinement: P. τὸ φιλόκαλον.
Mental culture: Ar. and P. παιδεία, ἡ, παίδευσις, ἡ.
Grace: P. and V. χά̆ρῐς, ἡ.
polish
v. trans.
P. λαμπρύνεσθαι (Xen.).
Met., P. and V. παιδεύειν.
v. trans.
P. λαμπρύνεσθαι (Xen.).
Met., P. and V. παιδεύειν.
POLISH
v. PROP. delevigare; expolire: perpolire; cote despumare (marble etc.). Figuratively expolire: perpolire. To polish anybody’s manners excolere alicujus mores; moribus ornare aliquem: to polish a work expolire; elimare (Quint. but very rare; exasciare only in exasciatus in Plaut.).
v. PROP. delevigare; expolire: perpolire; cote despumare (marble etc.). Figuratively expolire: perpolire. To polish anybody’s manners excolere alicujus mores; moribus ornare aliquem: to polish a work expolire; elimare (Quint. but very rare; exasciare only in exasciatus in Plaut.).
s. by the verbs or by circumlocution with lima; e.g. his writings want polish deest scriptis ejus ultima lima (Ov.); operi non accessit ultima lima (Cic.); so also oratio expolitione distincta (by its polish).
polish (v.):
1. pŏlio, 4: to p. marble, marmora p., Plin. 36, 6, 9 (often in gen. sense, to set off, adorn). Fig.: to p. one's productions with the file, opus lima p., Quint. 10, 4, 4: to p. one's poems carefully, carmina sollicita manu polire, Ov. Pont. 1, 5, 61. Comps. (1). perpŏlio, 4 (to p. thoroughly): Plin. Fig., of literary work, Cic. de Or. 2, 13, init. (2). expŏlio, 4 (to smooth and p off): Cat. 1, 2. Fig.: to p. (finish off) a speech, orationem ex., Quint. 8, 3, 42.
2. tĕro, trīvi, tum, 3 (by rubbing): Virg. G. 2, 244.
3. nĭtĭdo, 1 (to make clean and bright): Col.: Pall.
4. in fig. sense, līmo, 1 (lit. to file): Join: ornare ac limare, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 190.
1. pŏlio, 4: to p. marble, marmora p., Plin. 36, 6, 9 (often in gen. sense, to set off, adorn). Fig.: to p. one's productions with the file, opus lima p., Quint. 10, 4, 4: to p. one's poems carefully, carmina sollicita manu polire, Ov. Pont. 1, 5, 61. Comps. (1). perpŏlio, 4 (to p. thoroughly): Plin. Fig., of literary work, Cic. de Or. 2, 13, init. (2). expŏlio, 4 (to smooth and p off): Cat. 1, 2. Fig.: to p. (finish off) a speech, orationem ex., Quint. 8, 3, 42.
2. tĕro, trīvi, tum, 3 (by rubbing): Virg. G. 2, 244.
3. nĭtĭdo, 1 (to make clean and bright): Col.: Pall.
4. in fig. sense, līmo, 1 (lit. to file): Join: ornare ac limare, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 190.
polish (subs.):
I. Glossiness: perh.,
1. nĭtor (brightness of that which reflects light): the bright p. of ivory, n. eboris, Plin. 7, 15, 13: they take a very high p., *ad summum nitorem poliri possunt: or,
2. lēvor, lēvĭtas: v.SMOOTHNESS .
II. Fig., finish, perfection of work: meton. līma: the toil of p. (file-work), limae labor, Hor. A. P. 291: Ov. Wanting in p., impolitus [et plane rudis], Cic. Br. 85; parum limatus (v.POLISHED , II.).
I. Glossiness: perh.,
1. nĭtor (brightness of that which reflects light): the bright p. of ivory, n. eboris, Plin. 7, 15, 13: they take a very high p., *ad summum nitorem poliri possunt: or,
2. lēvor, lēvĭtas: v.
II. Fig., finish, perfection of work: meton. līma: the toil of p. (file-work), limae labor, Hor. A. P. 291: Ov. Wanting in p., impolitus [et plane rudis], Cic. Br. 85; parum limatus (v.
appearing fewer than 50 times
γλαφυρίαsmoothness, polish
ξεστίζω
polish
παραλεαίνω
smooth, polish
σιγαλόω
make smooth, polish
στιλβηδών
brilliance, brightness, polish
στιλπνόω
make to shine, polish
τριμματολογέω
smooth, polish
ἀναξέω
hew smooth, polish
ἁφάω
to handle, rub, polish