polissoir

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noun

A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.

OriginFrench polissoir →
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Meanings

nounpolissoir (plural polissoirs)

plural polissoirs

  1. A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.
  2. An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.
  3. A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.

Origin

  1. Frenchpolissoir
  2. Englishpolissoir

Borrowed from French polissoir.

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APA

polissoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polissoir

MLA

“polissoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polissoir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polissoir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polissoir.

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