of or pertaining to poland or its inhabitants.-the language of the poles.-to make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.-hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.-to become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.-a smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.-anything used to produce a gloss.-fig.: refinement; elegance of manners.