buffingn.¹

Etymology: < buff v.¹; compare buffer n.² 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbuffing.

Only in combinations, as buffing-apparatus, buffing-block, buffing-spring.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > machine for polishing metal

buff1831

buffing-apparatus1835

scratch-brush lathe1856

1835 Bergin Specif. Patent 6781 In order to explain the meaning of the words ‘buffing apparatus.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

buffingn.²

Etymology: < buff n.² or buff v.³ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbuffing.

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a. The formation of a buffy coat n. at buffy adj.¹ 3.

b. The process of polishing with a buff (buff n.² 4), or with a buffer (buffer n.³); also that of imparting a velvety surface to leather by the use of sandpaper. buffing-block, in silver manufacture, a wooden block covered with leather, on which an article is rubbed to polish it.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > with a buffer

buffing1856

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other processes of treating leather

curryc1430

currying1481

fire-curing1844

buffing1856

boarding1870

pebbling1875

skivinga1884

nourishment1897

seasoning1897

samming1909

1856 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. II. 295 Buffing and cupping of the blood has long attracted notice.

c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 156/2 Buffing, or rubbing the plate on some velvet fixed tightly over a piece of wood.

1885 Harper's Mag. Jan. 286/1 Buffing or sand-papering machine [for leather].

c. The operation of reducing the thickness of a hide by shaving off the grain surface with a currier's knife or splitting-machine; also, the thin pieces of leather so removed. Also in combinations, as buffing-machine, buffing-slicker.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other preparation processes

whittawing1566

liming1688

staking1852

grainering1857

bate1875

buffinga1884

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > parts

side1731

skive1875

buffinga1884

a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 142/2 Buffing (leather), taking off thin shavings from the grain side with a buffing-slicker until the skin is very thin; the object being to make cowhide imitate calfskin. The operation is finished by whitening.

1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 444 The buffings which are not required for japanning are sold in russet for making stained buffings.

1920 Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 622/1 Leather buffings and shavings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

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ˈbuffing n. and adj.

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the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > stammer or stammering

stammering1357

wlafferinga1387

mammeringa1425

stuttingc1430

stackeringc1440

stotingc1440

tattling1481

staggering1565

manting1568

maffling1577

stuttering1595

buffing1600

stammeringness1637

titubation1641

balbuties1655

traulism1678

hesitation1709

hammering1731

hobbling1753

stammer1773

mant1801

stutter1843

Hottentotism1871

hesitatingness1890

1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 64^v The furious buffing together of windes, when they meete.

单词	buffing
释义	buffingn.¹ Etymology: < buff v.¹; compare buffer n.² 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbuffing. Only in combinations, as buffing-apparatus, buffing-block, buffing-spring. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > machine for polishing metal buff1831 buffing-apparatus1835 scratch-brush lathe1856 1835 Bergin Specif. Patent 6781 In order to explain the meaning of the words ‘buffing apparatus.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). buffingn.² Etymology: < buff n.² or buff v.³ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbuffing. Thesaurus » Categories » a. The formation of a buffy coat n. at buffy adj.¹ 3. b. The process of polishing with a buff (buff n.² 4), or with a buffer (buffer n.³); also that of imparting a velvety surface to leather by the use of sandpaper. buffing-block, in silver manufacture, a wooden block covered with leather, on which an article is rubbed to polish it. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > with a buffer buffing1856 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other processes of treating leather curryc1430 currying1481 fire-curing1844 buffing1856 boarding1870 pebbling1875 skivinga1884 nourishment1897 seasoning1897 samming1909 1856 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. II. 295 Buffing and cupping of the blood has long attracted notice. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 156/2 Buffing, or rubbing the plate on some velvet fixed tightly over a piece of wood. 1885 Harper's Mag. Jan. 286/1 Buffing or sand-papering machine [for leather]. c. The operation of reducing the thickness of a hide by shaving off the grain surface with a currier's knife or splitting-machine; also, the thin pieces of leather so removed. Also in combinations, as buffing-machine, buffing-slicker. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other preparation processes whittawing1566 liming1688 staking1852 grainering1857 bate1875 buffinga1884 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > parts side1731 skive1875 buffinga1884 a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 142/2 Buffing (leather), taking off thin shavings from the grain side with a buffing-slicker until the skin is very thin; the object being to make cowhide imitate calfskin. The operation is finished by whitening. 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 444 The buffings which are not required for japanning are sold in russet for making stained buffings. 1920 Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 622/1 Leather buffings and shavings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas ˈbuffing ˈbuffing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > stammer or stammering stammering1357 wlafferinga1387 mammeringa1425 stuttingc1430 stackeringc1440 stotingc1440 tattling1481 staggering1565 manting1568 maffling1577 stuttering1595 buffing1600 stammeringness1637 titubation1641 balbuties1655 traulism1678 hesitation1709 hammering1731 hobbling1753 stammer1773 mant1801 stutter1843 Hottentotism1871 hesitatingness1890 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 64^v The furious buffing together of windes, when they meete. extracted from † buffv.¹ < n.¹1835n.²1856 as lemmas
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