polishing

Verb

Present participle of polish.

Noun

(plural polishings)

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

Adjective

(not comparable)

That makes shiny or smooth.
That refines.

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He entered the dining room where Jackson stood polishing silver and Elisabeth made up floral arrangements.
Any roughness was levelled by polishing with ivory or a smooth shell.
The deceptive effect is in some cases heightened by cutting over and polishing by hand the pressed surface.
Hyemale, commonly known as the Dutch rush, is much more abundant in Holland than in Britain; it is used for polishing purposes.
With a portion of this sum he obtained release from the last six months of his apprenticeship, and with the rest he purchased a glass-polishing machine.

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