| 单词 | polishing mill |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolishing mill polishing mill n. (a) a factory in which products are polished; (b) a lap of metal or other material used in polishing gems (now rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > jeweller's tools muffler1688 polishing mill1757 spit-sticker1837 slitting-mill1850 smoothing-mill1850 gem-peg1853 jewel setter1875 needle file1875 peg1879 stake1884 sharp1903 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 299 No scruple is made of shewing the polishing-mill at Dresden, which..far exceeds any thing in the Paris glass-manufactory. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. VIII. 92/2 In many Machines, such, as Polishing mills..&c the entire effort is to overcome friction or something very much resembling it. 1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 130 Polishing mills are usually of ivory or tortoishell. 1962 Lima (Ohio) News 3 June b10 Smith spends most of his time working with his polishing mill, diamond saw, and electric hoist. 2004 Roanoke (Va.) Times & World News (Nexis) 20 July b4 While working at the J&L Steel Plant South Side Polishing Mill as a clerk full time, he was also a full time student at the University of Pittsburgh. < as lemmas |
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