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abrasive, a. and n.|əˈbreɪsɪv|
[f. L. abrās-us: see abrase + -ive; as if from a L. *abrāsīvus.]
A. adj.
a. Having the property of abrading.
1875Ure Dict. Arts s.v. Abrasion, The abrasive tool or grinder is exactly a counterpart of the form to be produced. 1880G. C. Wallich in Athen. 6 Mar. 316 To dispose of the supposition that the shape of the Pyrospores is due to any rolling or abrasive action at the sea bed.
b. fig.
1925T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. (1926) I. ii. xxxiv. 387 His mind was troubled with hard, abrasive thoughts. 1963Edmund Wilson in New Statesman 8 Feb. 198/3 Abrasive is coming in, in application to literary qualities.
B. n. An abrasive substance or body.
1853O. Byrne Artisan's Handbk. 17 To polish the tool upon the oil-stone, or other fine abrasive for setting the edge. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 11/1 Abrasives are useful for heavily soiled surfaces, when soap and water or detergents are unsuccessful and some gentle friction is required. 1960Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. CXIV. 406/1 A study of bonded abrasives. |