rottenstonen.

Brit.

/ˈrɒtnstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrɑtnˌstoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rotten adj., stone n.

Etymology: < rotten adj. + stone n., so called on account of the stone's soft, weathered texture.

A siliceous limestone made crumbly by weathering; (also more commonly) a preparation of this or a similar material used as a powder or paste for polishing metal and wood. Cf. rotten adj. 3b, tripoli n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > polish > types of

pumice1422

emery1481

foam of copperas1538

pumex1589

emery-stone1610

smiris1610

putty1663

rottenstone1677

tutty1731

French rouge?1745

rotstone1767

plate powder1786

emery-powder18..

rouge1808

waxing1825

black lead1830

tin-putty1839

red stuff1844

stove-polish1858

crocusa1861

crocus-powder1873

furniture cream1873

grit-emery1884

silver polish1895

Ronuk1896

Brasso1905

floor polish1907

lavender cream1926

lavender polish1961

lavender wax1970

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 66 Nothing does brighten Copper so well, as a sort of stuff they call rotten stone.

1731 H. Fielding Genuine Grub-St. Opera ii. iii. 37 Your Bills for Tutty and Rottenstone, when you used nothing but poor Whiting.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 355 A sort of tripoly, which is called rotten-stone by some miners.

1823 W. Phillips Elem. Introd. Mineral. (ed. 3) 50 Rottenstone..is dirty grey, or reddish brown, passing into black: it is dull, earthy, soft, meagre to the touch, and fetid when rubbed or scraped.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. vi. 127 The interstices of the rock are generally filled with a red friable stone, called rotten-stone.

1921 J. C. Wright Automotive Repair I. v. 329 Rub the surface with the pad and rotten stone until it shows a bright luster.

1990 Canoe Aug. 51/1 You can rub down the grip and lower shaft [of the paddle] with rottenstone..to get a satiny smooth surface.

2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) iii. 73 Before detergents, abrasives were the primary means of cleaning: rotten-stone, a powder of decomposed limestone, was used to polish steel.

Compounds

General attributive, as rottenstone paste, rottenstone powder, etc.

ΚΠ

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 57 A decomposition of the shaley rotten-stone rock.

1854 J. Hogg Microscope i. iii. 50 The finest tripoli or rotten-stone powder.

1925 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 86/3 By adding a generous quantity of rotten-stone powder to this polish, it becomes an excellent abrasive for improving old, duster-scratched pianos.

1996 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Free Press (Nexis) 24 Nov. He and his craftsmen repeatedly apply shellac to the furniture, then rub the dried shellac off with a rotten-stone pumice.

2007 J. Kertzman Art of Knife 234 My blade finish is accomplished by the use of..eight progressively finer grit stones, and then rubbed by hand with rottenstone paste.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rottenstonev.

Brit.

/ˈrɒtnstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrɑtnˌstoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rottenstone n.

Etymology: < rottenstone n.

transitive. To polish using rottenstone.

ΚΠ

1842 C. Mathews Career Puffer Hopkins xvi. 128 Whether Mr. Bluff's pew was lined with red damask and fastened with copper tacks, rotten-stoned every Saturday morning by one of his servants.

1889 G. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 4th ser. 311/3 Should there be any rust on any of the steel work, it must be removed with fine emery cloth, and then rotten-stoned.

1919 Courses Instr. Piano Making (U. S. Dept. Labor) vi. 46 Shaving and rotten stoning burn-in spots.

2007 S. D. Hughes Double Guns & Custom Gunsmithing viii. 89/2 About every third to fifth coat I will rottenstone it to buff it down a bit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rottenstone
释义	rottenstonen. Brit. /ˈrɒtnstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈrɑtnˌstoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rotten adj., stone n. Etymology: < rotten adj. + stone n., so called on account of the stone's soft, weathered texture. A siliceous limestone made crumbly by weathering; (also more commonly) a preparation of this or a similar material used as a powder or paste for polishing metal and wood. Cf. rotten adj. 3b, tripoli n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > polish > types of pumice1422 emery1481 foam of copperas1538 pumex1589 emery-stone1610 smiris1610 putty1663 rottenstone1677 tutty1731 French rouge?1745 rotstone1767 plate powder1786 emery-powder18.. rouge1808 waxing1825 black lead1830 tin-putty1839 red stuff1844 stove-polish1858 crocusa1861 crocus-powder1873 furniture cream1873 grit-emery1884 silver polish1895 Ronuk1896 Brasso1905 floor polish1907 lavender cream1926 lavender polish1961 lavender wax1970 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 66 Nothing does brighten Copper so well, as a sort of stuff they call rotten stone. 1731 H. Fielding Genuine Grub-St. Opera ii. iii. 37 Your Bills for Tutty and Rottenstone, when you used nothing but poor Whiting. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 355 A sort of tripoly, which is called rotten-stone by some miners. 1823 W. Phillips Elem. Introd. Mineral. (ed. 3) 50 Rottenstone..is dirty grey, or reddish brown, passing into black: it is dull, earthy, soft, meagre to the touch, and fetid when rubbed or scraped. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. vi. 127 The interstices of the rock are generally filled with a red friable stone, called rotten-stone. 1921 J. C. Wright Automotive Repair I. v. 329 Rub the surface with the pad and rotten stone until it shows a bright luster. 1990 Canoe Aug. 51/1 You can rub down the grip and lower shaft [of the paddle] with rottenstone..to get a satiny smooth surface. 2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) iii. 73 Before detergents, abrasives were the primary means of cleaning: rotten-stone, a powder of decomposed limestone, was used to polish steel. Compounds General attributive, as rottenstone paste, rottenstone powder, etc. ΚΠ 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 57 A decomposition of the shaley rotten-stone rock. 1854 J. Hogg Microscope i. iii. 50 The finest tripoli or rotten-stone powder. 1925 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 86/3 By adding a generous quantity of rotten-stone powder to this polish, it becomes an excellent abrasive for improving old, duster-scratched pianos. 1996 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Free Press (Nexis) 24 Nov. He and his craftsmen repeatedly apply shellac to the furniture, then rub the dried shellac off with a rotten-stone pumice. 2007 J. Kertzman Art of Knife 234 My blade finish is accomplished by the use of..eight progressively finer grit stones, and then rubbed by hand with rottenstone paste. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rottenstonev. Brit. /ˈrɒtnstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈrɑtnˌstoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rottenstone n. Etymology: < rottenstone n. transitive. To polish using rottenstone. ΚΠ 1842 C. Mathews Career Puffer Hopkins xvi. 128 Whether Mr. Bluff's pew was lined with red damask and fastened with copper tacks, rotten-stoned every Saturday morning by one of his servants. 1889 G. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 4th ser. 311/3 Should there be any rust on any of the steel work, it must be removed with fine emery cloth, and then rotten-stoned. 1919 Courses Instr. Piano Making (U. S. Dept. Labor) vi. 46 Shaving and rotten stoning burn-in spots. 2007 S. D. Hughes Double Guns & Custom Gunsmithing viii. 89/2 About every third to fifth coat I will rottenstone it to buff it down a bit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677v.1842
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