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Webster 1913 Edition

Polishing

Pol′ish-ing

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Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Polish
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Polishing iron
,
an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing iron used in laundries.
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Polishing slate
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(a)
A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals
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(b)
A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate.
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Polishing snake
,
a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones.
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Polishing wheel
,
a wheel or disk coated with, or composed of, abrading material, for polishing a surface.

Webster 1828 Edition

Polishing

POL'ISHING

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ppr.
Making smooth and glossy; refining.

POL'ISHING

,
Noun.
Smoothness; glossiness; refinement.

Definition 2024

polishing

polishing

English

Verb

polishing

  1. present participle of polish

Noun

polishing ‎(plural polishings)

  1. The action of the verb to polish.
  2. (chiefly plural) An extract of partially milled rice.

Derived terms

Adjective

polishing ‎(not comparable)

  1. That makes shiny or smooth.
  2. That refines.

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