2007-03-12 15:03:28 · 20 answers · asked by steveshurtleff 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I've had a few things furbished. Trust me, you don't want it.
2007-03-12 15:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by no name brand canned beans 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can. Furbishing is the act of renovation or polishing. Refurbishing just means it has been done more than once
2007-03-12 22:07:58 · answer #2 · answered by kinvadave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
furbished, and refurbished, practically mean the same thing.
refurbished
1. To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.
furbished
1. To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish.
2. To restore to attractive or serviceable condition; renovate.
2007-03-12 22:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by The one with all the answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, items can be furbished. here is the definition for "furbish":
1. to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often fol. by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
2. to polish.
and here's the definition for "refurnish":
to FURBISH again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
2007-03-12 22:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by Susie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can furbish all you want:
Main Entry: fur·bish
Pronunciation: \ËfÉr-bish\
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English furbisshen, from Anglo-French furbiss-, stem of furbir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German furben to polish
Date: 14th century
1 : to make lustrous : polish
2 : to give a new look to : renovate — often used with up
Perfectly good English word. Not heard very often, but it's there.
2007-03-12 22:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can furbish means clean or polish also to make like new refurbish is an example of assinine english
2007-03-12 22:08:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
more than likely because the ''furbished'' part was the final production stage,this I'm assuming? I hope it helped
2007-03-12 22:07:31 · answer #7 · answered by J-Bone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was furbished when it was made. You can't make it again unless you make another one and then it's just another one.
2007-03-12 22:08:53 · answer #8 · answered by Luvatlanta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Items can be and always are, they just don't call it furbishing.
2007-03-12 22:06:31 · answer #9 · answered by Titainsrule 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I often, furbish items!
2007-03-12 22:06:21 · answer #10 · answered by Mike Honcho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋