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polish
English
Etymology
From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin pol?re (“to polish, make smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: p?'l?sh, IPA(key): /?p?l??/
- (US) enPR: pä'l?sh, IPA(key): /?p?l??/
Noun
polish (countable and uncountable, plural polishes)
- A substance used to polish.
- Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
- Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
Synonyms
- (substance): wax
- (smoothness, shininess): finish, sheen, shine, shininess, smoothness
- (cleanliness in performance or presentation): class, elegance, panache, refinement, style
Derived terms
- depolish
- expolish
- repolish
Related terms
- polissoir
Translations
See also
- apple-polish
- French polish
- furniture polish
- glacial polish
- nail polish
- polish remover
- shoe polish
- spit and polish
- stove polish
- varnish polish
Verb
polish (third-person singular simple present polishes, present participle polishing, simple past and past participle polished)
- (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
- (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
- (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals
- The other [gold], whether it will polish so well Wherein for the latter [brass] it is probable it will
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals
- (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, buff, furbish, burnish, smooth, bone
- (refine): hone, perfect, refine
Derived terms
- polishable
- polished
- polisher
- polishing
- polishment
- polishure
- repolish
- unpolish
Related terms
- polite
Translations
See also
- interpolish
- polish off
- polish up, polish up on
Further reading
- polish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- polish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- polish at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Hislop, philos
polish From the web:
- what polishes silver
- what polishes brass
- what polish to use on epoxy
- what polish to use on golf clubs
- what polishes copper
- what polishes stainless steel
- what polish remover for gel nails
- what polish to use after wet sanding
shellac
English
Etymology
shell +? lac, calque of French laque (“lac”) + en (“in”) + écailles (“scales, shells”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???læk/
Noun
shellac (countable and uncountable, plural shellacs)
- A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- (informal, US) A beating; a thrashing.
Synonyms
- E904 when used as a glazing agent
Translations
Verb
shellac (third-person singular simple present shellacs, present participle shellacking, simple past and past participle shellacked)
- (transitive) To coat with shellac.
- (informal, US, transitive) To beat; to thrash.
- (informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.
- 1987 George F. Will, The New Season: A Spectator's Guide to the 1988 Election (Simon and Schuster), p. 21:
- In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked.
- 1987 Tim McCarver and Ray Robinson, Oh, Baby, I Love It! (Villard Books), p. 220:
- In another the Mets were shellacked, 9-1, with a stray ninth-inning home run by Strawberry after two outs, preventing a shutout.
- 1987 George F. Will, The New Season: A Spectator's Guide to the 1988 Election (Simon and Schuster), p. 21:
Translations
shellac From the web:
- what shellac nails
- what shellac do salons use
- what shellac meaning
- what's shellac manicure
- what's shellac nail polish
- what shellac brand is the best
- what's shellac in food
- what shellac color should i get
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