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Inelegant :: Inelegant (a.) Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires..

Sandpaper :: Sandpaper (n.) Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, -- used for smoothing and polishing..

Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) To polish.

Brush Wheel :: Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing..

Polish :: Polish (a.) Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

Polish :: Polish (v. t.) Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners..

Unrude :: Unrude (a.) Not rude; polished.

Bois Durci :: Bois durci () A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed..

Colcothar :: Colcothar (n.) Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; -- called also crocus Martis..

Rough :: Rough (n.) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond..

Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..

Polishedness :: Polishedness (n.) The quality of being polished.

Glossy :: Glossy (superl.) Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc..

Tempering :: Tempering (n.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished p

Upland :: Upland (a.) Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished..

Lapidary :: Lapidary (n.) An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones..

Jade :: "Jade (n.) A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples..

Polite :: Polite (v.) Smooth; polished.

Polish :: Polish (v. i.) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well..

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