planish

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/ˈplænɪʃ/

verb

To repeatedly hammer (a sheet of metal) so as to shape and smooth it or create a decorative indented finish.

OriginLatin planus →
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Meanings

verbplanish (third-person singular simple present planishes, present participle planishing, simple past and past participle planished)

present singular third person planishes · participle present planishing · participle past planished · past planished

  1. transitiveTo repeatedly hammer (a sheet of metal) so as to shape and smooth it or create a decorative indented finish.

    Although much of the copperwork done in school workshops is planished only once, many craftsmen planish their work three or four times in order to get a perfect finish.

    2014, P. F. Lye, Metalwork Theory, page 35

Origin

  1. Latinplanus“flat”
  2. Englishplanish

From Latin planus (“flat”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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