polissoir
noun
po·lis·soir
ˌpōlēˈswär
plural -s
: a tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron or steel handle and used in glass manufacturing for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass : an implement used for polishing or grinding
Word History
Etymology
French, polishing implement, from Middle French, from poliss-, stem of polir to polish
- curs
- curse
- curse of scot
- curse of Scotland
- curse out
- curse word
- cursed
- cursed crowfoot
- cursed out
- cursed thistle
- in extenso
- in extremis
- in face of
- in fact
- in fairness
- in fashion
- in favor
- in favor of
- in fear for one's life
- in fear for one's/someone's life
- in fear for someone's life
- in fear of one's life
- in fee
- in fine
- in fine fettle