Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Polished \Pol"ished\, a.
   Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly
   finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished
   manners; polished verse.

Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, {-ish}]
   1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
      burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,
      marble, metals, etc.

   2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or
      rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish
      life or manners. --Milton.

   {To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary.
      [Slang] --W. H. Russell.

Source : WordNet®

polished
     adj 1: perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose";
            "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes";
            "freshly polished silver" [ant: {unpolished}]
     2: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that
        comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner";
        "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: {refined},
         {svelte}, {urbane}]
     3: (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers
        removed; "polished rice" [syn: {milled}]
     4: (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth [syn: {dressed}]