Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
burnished
English answer:
Rubbed with a tool that serves especially to smooth or to polish
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
Aug 22, 2006 14:31
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For relevant context please see http://www.garrisondental.com/pdf/CT_Silver_Plus.pdf
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Rubbed with a tool that serves especially to smooth or to polish
http://www.thefreedictionary.com burnished
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-08-22 14:48:54 GMT)
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I would go for smoothed, polished tips although it may not be necessary to use polished as this is the effect created.
Strange looking object....
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-08-22 14:48:54 GMT)
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I would go for smoothed, polished tips although it may not be necessary to use polished as this is the effect created.
Strange looking object....
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Suzan Hamer
: Yes, rubbed or polished smooth; good lord! Talk about slow! I would have been first to answer had I not downloaded that pdf. As it was I had time to wash the dishes, cook dinner and vacuum the whole house while waiting for it to load!
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And I flew to New York and back while I was waiting for the download! Thank you.
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
: this one is faster http://www.garrisondental.com/products/ct_works.cfm
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Thank you
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Caryl Swift
: Yes,'polished by friction with something smooth and hard'(Webster's).Also agree with Susan-and then the only way I could get rid of it was to close my computer down.Susan burnished her house and I had my nerves burnished! :-)
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The sentence in question is not very well written.
It seems, that "burnished tips and convergent lines" should be two separate statements.
The burnished tips make it smooth and comfortable, while the convergent lines and the not mentioned, but clearly visible edges to the tips make it stay in place.
The lower end is tighter, and the edge grips at one point, and as teeth are usually narrowing towards the gum, it cannot slip off.
The difference between polished and burnished is that burnishing is done with a hard tool, applying some force.
It only works with semi-hard materials, where the rubbing of the harder tool "polishes" the surface, but doesn't cause shape deformation.
Most metallic compounds, pottery and plastic materials, even some wood suitable for handcraft is burnishable.
The easiest way to describe it: when a clay pot is about a day old, "leather dry", you can use a hard and very smooth tool to make the surface of the pot shiny by rubbing the surface if you would rub with a file, but because of the smooth tool, the result is smoothness and a certain amount of shine. The tool compacts the surface and smoothes out particles invisible to the naked eye.
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I just saw Kenneth's note, also referring to that ridge where the whole thing grips. However, the burnished adjective is valid, if it is separated from the notion of gripping.
I am sure the tips themselves are burnished.
It seems, that "burnished tips and convergent lines" should be two separate statements.
The burnished tips make it smooth and comfortable, while the convergent lines and the not mentioned, but clearly visible edges to the tips make it stay in place.
The lower end is tighter, and the edge grips at one point, and as teeth are usually narrowing towards the gum, it cannot slip off.
The difference between polished and burnished is that burnishing is done with a hard tool, applying some force.
It only works with semi-hard materials, where the rubbing of the harder tool "polishes" the surface, but doesn't cause shape deformation.
Most metallic compounds, pottery and plastic materials, even some wood suitable for handcraft is burnishable.
The easiest way to describe it: when a clay pot is about a day old, "leather dry", you can use a hard and very smooth tool to make the surface of the pot shiny by rubbing the surface if you would rub with a file, but because of the smooth tool, the result is smoothness and a certain amount of shine. The tool compacts the surface and smoothes out particles invisible to the naked eye.
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I just saw Kenneth's note, also referring to that ridge where the whole thing grips. However, the burnished adjective is valid, if it is separated from the notion of gripping.
I am sure the tips themselves are burnished.
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Ken Cox
: plausible -- the burnishing might have nothing to do with the retention mechanism
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Yes Ken, thanks. After all, smoothness, shininess makes things more slippery; it would be counteractive for gripping. Smoothness is for the comfort of the gum. On the other hand the shape and the rim should provide the necessary grip.
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
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"Smooth" or "polished" hardly prevents the thing from jumping off!