To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
To spoil the appearance of.
A moral defect; a character flaw.
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
To apply shoe polish to shoes.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
To refine; remove imperfections from.
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
A substance used to polish.