English Dictionary
◊ POLISHED
polished
adj 1: perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose";
"in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes";
"freshly polished silver" [ant: {unpolished}]
2: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that
comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner";
"maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: {refined},
{svelte}, {urbane}]
3: (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers
removed; "polished rice" [syn: {milled}]
4: (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth [syn: {dressed}]