单词 | pumicate |
释义 | pumicatev. rare. transitive. To rub smooth with pumice. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Pumicate, to make smoothe. 1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence 86 Each did, though ne're so barbarous, the state With pious superstition pumicate. 1717 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) (at cited word) Pumicate, to smooth with a Pumice-stone. 1871 Harper's Mag. July 307/1 A still higher finish may be given by pumicating off the last layer, and then putting on a coating of oil. 1900 E. A. Vizetelly tr. E. Zola Fruitfulness 8 The polishers, in smocks of black serge, sat in double rows pumicating and grinding their pieces at little work-boards. 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 704/2 When it is thoroughly ‘pumicated’ the coral is rinsed and put into a second bag. DerivativesΚΠ 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pumication, a making smooth with a Pumice-stone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623 |
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