polissoir
/ˈpɒlɪswɑː/noun
A tool or implement used for polishing; specifically †(a) Glass-making a smooth block of wood with a long iron handle, used for flattening glass cylinders newly opened out ( obsolete ).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Arts. From French polissoir a tool or implement used for polishing from poliss- + -oir.
- Top-Sider
- top-slice
- top-slicing
- topsoil
- top someone up
- top something off
- top something out
- top something up
- topspin
- topspinner
- topstitch
- topsy-turvily
- topsy-turviness
- topsy-turvy
- topsy-turvydom
- top table
- top ten (or twenty etc.)
- top-tier
- top tip
- top to tail
- top-up
- to put it mildly (or putting it mildly)
- to put on one's running shoes
- topwater
- top weight