Definitions
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- noun The quality of being polished.
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- noun The quality of being
polished .
Etymologies
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polished + -ness
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Examples
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The profusion of furniture was like a tumult; the redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was a dizzying activity; and it was all overwhelmingly magnified by the laughter and singing about the piano.
Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Sinclair Lewis 1918
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The profusion of furniture was like a tumult; the redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was a dizzying activity; and it was all overwhelmingly magnified by the laughter and singing about the piano.
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a tumult; the redness and oakness and polishedness of furniture was
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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