| 单词 | buffingblock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuffing-block Only in combinations, as buffing-apparatus, buffing-block, buffing-spring. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > machine for polishing metal buff1831 buffing-apparatus1835 scratch-brush lathe1856 1835 Bergin Specif. Patent 6781 In order to explain the meaning of the words ‘buffing apparatus.’ buffing-block b. The process of polishing with a buff (buff n.2 4), or with a buffer (buffer n.3); also that of imparting a velvety surface to leather by the use of sandpaper. buffing-block, in silver manufacture, a wooden block covered with leather, on which an article is rubbed to polish it. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > with a buffer buffing1856 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other processes of treating leather curryc1430 currying1481 fire-curing1844 buffing1856 boarding1870 pebbling1875 skivinga1884 nourishment1897 seasoning1897 samming1909 1856 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. II. 295 Buffing and cupping of the blood has long attracted notice. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 156/2 Buffing, or rubbing the plate on some velvet fixed tightly over a piece of wood. 1885 Harper's Mag. Jan. 286/1 Buffing or sand-papering machine [for leather]. < as lemmas |
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