| 单词 | desert polish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdesert polish desert polish n. the polish imparted to rocks or other hard surfaces by the friction of the windblown sand of the desert. ΚΠ 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) I. iii. ii. i. 436 On the sandy plains of Wyoming, Utah, and the adjacent territories, surfaces even of such hard materials as chalcedony are etched into furrows and wrinkles, acquiring at the same time a peculiar and characteristic glaze (‘desert-polish’). 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1425/1 Desert-polish or varnish. < as lemmas |
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