planish

Definitions


[ˈplanɪʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- flatten (sheet metal) with a smooth-faced hammer or between rollers
(e.g: the smith knew just how much to planish the sheet)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make level’): from obsolete French planiss-, lengthened stem of planir ‘to smooth’, from plain ‘smooth, level’




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