polishableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlᵻʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpɑləʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polish v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < polish v. + -able suffix. Compare French polissable (1510 in Middle French, 1611 in Cotgrave (see quot. 1611); subsequently re-formed from 1801).

Capable of being polished; that takes a polish.

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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > polishable

poliblea1500

polishable1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Polissable, polishable, burnishable, furbishable.

1662 H. More Coll. Several Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. p. x I do not look upon that Subject as any thing polishable by my hand.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Launsdon, (Som.) On the N.W. side of this plain are dug a sort of head-stones, called lyas, which are blue and white, and polishable.

1777 J. Black Observ. Tillage Earth 27 Some ingenious gentlemen have adapted hard polishable wood to the shape of the shoulder.

1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 214 The lighter-coloured but polishable and well-grained teak.

1854 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 28 Feb. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. i. 75 Englishmen are not made of polishable substance.

1932 Marion (Ohio) Star 6 Sept. 7/1 (advt.) Soft polishable black calfskin.

2003 Independent 4 Sept. (Educ. section) 2/4 Another head insisted on a ‘proper’ uniform—black blazer, badge, ‘polishable’ shoes, and blue-and-silver tie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polishable
释义	polishableadj. Brit. /ˈpɒlᵻʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɑləʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polish v., -able suffix. Etymology: < polish v. + -able suffix. Compare French polissable (1510 in Middle French, 1611 in Cotgrave (see quot. 1611); subsequently re-formed from 1801). Capable of being polished; that takes a polish. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > polishable poliblea1500 polishable1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Polissable, polishable, burnishable, furbishable. 1662 H. More Coll. Several Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. p. x I do not look upon that Subject as any thing polishable by my hand. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Launsdon, (Som.) On the N.W. side of this plain are dug a sort of head-stones, called lyas, which are blue and white, and polishable. 1777 J. Black Observ. Tillage Earth 27 Some ingenious gentlemen have adapted hard polishable wood to the shape of the shoulder. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 214 The lighter-coloured but polishable and well-grained teak. 1854 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 28 Feb. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. i. 75 Englishmen are not made of polishable substance. 1932 Marion (Ohio) Star 6 Sept. 7/1 (advt.) Soft polishable black calfskin. 2003 Independent 4 Sept. (Educ. section) 2/4 Another head insisted on a ‘proper’ uniform—black blazer, badge, ‘polishable’ shoes, and blue-and-silver tie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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