English Dictionary: planishing | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for planishing | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Planishing \Plan"ish*ing\, a. & vb. n. from {Planish}, v. t. {Planishing rolls} (Coining), rolls between which metal strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the required thickness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Planishing}.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See {Plane}, v., and {-ish}.] To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense, toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer. |