D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Polishing

· Pol·ish·ing · IPA /pˈɑlɪʃɪŋ/
01 a. & n. a. & n. from Polish.
  1. 1.
    a. & n. from Polish. See: Polish
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.