French polishing

noun

A wood finishing technique that uses French polish to produce a glossy surface.

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Meanings

nounFrench polishing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA wood finishing technique that uses French polish to produce a glossy surface.

    “Cooking, chambermaiding, maintenance, running the farm shop. And while we don’t have employed staff, we have a network of local tradesmen — roofing, plumbing, French polishing, a limesmith, a cabinet maker,” he trailed on with more chores.

    2023 March 22, Ben West, “This 835-Year-Old English Manor Needs Some Modern Love”, in The New York Times
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of French polish

Origin

From French polish + -ing.

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APA

French polishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20polishing

MLA

“French polishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20polishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French polishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20polishing.

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