As a mass noun: a very light, porous, grey or pale-coloured volcanic rock, proverbial for its dryness and often used as an abrasive in cleaning…
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > polish > types of (30) pumice1422 As a mass noun: a very light, porous, grey or pale-coloured volcanic rock, proverbial for its dryness and often used as an abrasive in cleaning… emery1481 A coarse variety of corundum, used for polishing metals, stones, and glass. foam of copperas1538 foam of lead = litharge, n. foam of nitre = aphronitre, n. foam of oil = lee, n.2 foam of copperas = colcothar, n. Obsolete. pumex1589 = pumice, n. 1. emery-stone1610 smiris1610 = emery, n. 1. putty1663 In full putty powder. An abrasive powder composed of tin oxide, or of tin and lead oxides, used for polishing glass or metal. Also jeweller's putty n.… rottenstone1677 A siliceous limestone made crumbly by weathering; (also more commonly) a preparation of this or a similar material used as a powder or paste for… tutty1731 A crude oxide of zinc found adhering in grey or brownish flakes to the flues of furnaces in which brass is melted (cf. pompholyx, n.); also… French rouge?1745 (a) = rouge, n.1 2; (b) = rouge, n.1 5. rotstone1767 = rottenstone, n. plate powder1786 a powder used to polish silverware. emery-powder18.. ground emery. rouge1808 A finely ground, deep red powder consisting of ferric oxide (Fe2O3), used for polishing metal and glass; = jeweller's rouge at jeweller, n.… waxing1825 concrete. Wax as a polish on furniture. black lead1830 A polish made of graphite, used for cleaning cast-iron grates, stoves, etc. Now historical. tin-putty1839 putty-powder. red stuff1844 a preparation of finely powdered ferric oxide, used as a metal polish. stove-polish1858 black lead or other substance used for polishing stoves. crocusa1861 The name is still applied to the peroxide of iron obtained by calcination of sulphate of iron, and used as a polishing powder. crocus-powder1873 attributive and in other combinations, as crocus-bag, crocus-bed, crocus-bordered adj., crocus-flower, crocus-powder (= 3b), crocus-scent. furniture cream1873 a creamy substance or preparation used for polishing furniture. grit-emery1884 coarse emery. silver polish1895 a polish used for cleaning and brightening silver. Ronuk1896 A make of polish; spec. a brand of floor polish. Brasso1905 The proprietary name of a preparation for polishing brass and other metals. floor polish1907 a manufactured substance for rendering floors glossy. lavender cream1926 lavender-scented cream or furniture-polish; also lavender furniture cream. lavender polish1961 = lavender cream n.; also lavender floor polish. lavender wax1970 = lavender cream n. |
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