Polish vs. Refinement

Of or relating to Poland, the Poles, their language, or their culture.

The act of refining.

The Slavic language of the Poles.

The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration.

Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.

The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.

A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface

A keen or precise phrasing; a subtle distinction.

The act or process of polishing

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

Elegance of style or manners; refinement.

High-class style; cultivation.

To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.

A fine or subtle distinction.

To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete

That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic.

To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed

A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;

A substance used to polish.

The result of improving something;

Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;

(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;

(transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.

(transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.

(intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

(transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.

Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.

To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.

A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

Anything used to produce a gloss.

Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

The property of being smooth and shiny

A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;

A preparation used in polishing

The Slavic language of Poland

(of surfaces) make shine;

Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;

Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;

Of or relating to Poland or its people or culture;