01 a. & n. a. & n. from Polish.
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Phrases & compounds
Polishing iron —
an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing iron used in laundries.
Polishing slate —
A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals
Polishing snake —
a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones.
Polishing wheel —
a wheel or disk coated with, or composed of, abrading material, for polishing a surface.