A tool for smoothing something. Obsolete.

A machine in which cloth, paper, etc., is pressed under rollers for the purpose of smoothing or glazing; also for watering or giving a wavy…

An implement, tool, or machine for smoothing (see quots.).

A tool, implement, or machine used in surfacing (surfacing, n. 1a), esp. one used to produce a smooth and even surface.

Ceramics. An implement (made originally of bone) for shaping or smoothing the surface of the piece being made. Cf. profile, n. 5.

A soft pad used in ceramics and glass-manufacture for smoothing and making uniform the colours applied with oil to a glass or porcelain surface…

An implement for smoothing or reducing the roughness of a surface; a smoother; a smooth file.

A calender ironing machine of French invention, first made in England in 1876.