Definitions for Furbish
ˈfɜr bɪʃfur·bish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buff, burnish, furbishverb

   polish and make shiny

   "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furbishverb

   To polish or burnish.

2. furbishverb

   To renovate or recondition.

3. Etymology: From furbishen, from furbir, of Germanic origin, from furbjan, from furbijanan, from prep-. Cognate with furben.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Furbishverb

   To burnish; to polish; to rub to brightness.

   Etymology: fourbir, French.

   It may enter Mowbray’s waxen coat,
   And furbish new the name of John o’ Gaunt. William Shakespeare, R. II.

   Furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. Jer. xlvi. 4.

   Some others who furbish up and reprint his old errours, hold that the sufferings of the damned are not to be, in a strict sense, eternal; but that, after a certain period of time, there shall be a general gaol-delivery of the souls in prison, and that not for a farther execution, but a final release. Robert South, Serm.

   As after Numa’s peaceful reign,
   The martial Ancus did the sceptre wield;
   Furbish’d the rusty sword again,
   Resum’d the long-forgotten shield,
   And led the Latins to the dusty field. Dryden.

   Inferior ministers, for Mars repair
   His broken axle-tree, and blunted war;
   And send him forth again, with furbish’d arms. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furbish

   Furby is an American electronic robotic toy that was originally released in 1998 by Tiger Electronics. It resembles a hamster or owllike creature and went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its holiday season launch, with continual sales until 2000. Over 40 million Furbies were sold during the three years of its original production, with 1.8 million sold in 1998, and 14 million in 1999. Its speaking capabilities were translated into 24 languages. Furbies were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically aimed robot. A newly purchased Furby starts out speaking entirely "Furbish", the unique language that all Furbies use, but is programmed to start using English words and phrases in place of Furbish over time. This process is intended to resemble the process of learning English. The updated Emoto-Tronic Furby, with voice recognition and more complex facial movements, was sold by Hasbro between 2005 and 2007. Another updated Furby with black and white LCD eyes and a mobile app was released for the holiday season in 2012. The last updated Furby with color LCD eyes was released in 2016.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furbish

   Furbish generally refers to the action of renovating, polishing, or restoring something to its former appearance or condition. It is often used in relation to old or worn-out objects, making them look new or fresh again.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furbishverb

   to rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear

2. Etymology: [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See -ish.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Furbish

   fur′bish, v.t. to purify or polish: to rub up until bright: to renovate. [O. Fr. fourbiss-, fourbir, from Old High Ger. furban, to purify.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FURBISH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Furbish is ranked #70403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Furbish surname appeared 278 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Furbish.
   
   98.2% or 273 total occurrences were White.

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Anagrams for Furbish »

1. burfish

How to pronounce Furbish?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Furbish in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Furbish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Furbish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Furbish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Furbish
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furbish
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Furbish
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Furbish
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html