Difference between Burnished and Polished

Burnished

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine.

Polished

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made smooth or shiny by polishing.refined, elegant

Example sentence: The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.