Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.

The finest and smoothest finish available in stone characterized by a gloss or reflective property. Generally only possible on hard, dense materials. Polishing is a mechanical process, not an applied finish.

perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"

Bloody hard messy work that we can't charge high enough hourly rate to make it worthwhile. Looks Good

(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"

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"