2. Verb. (third-person singular of polish) ¹
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Definition of Polishes
1. polish [v] - See also: polish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polishes
Literary usage of Polishes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Methods of Analysis as Employed in the Laboratories of Arthur D by Roger Castle Griffin, Arthur D. Little, Inc (1921)
"METAL polishes General.—Liquid metal polishes may be divided into 2 general
classes: (1) Naphtha polishes; (2) Fireproof polishes. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"... they iir first ancestors and attest the truth I have just stated. oportion as
man progresses, he is not content simply to shape e ; he polishes it. ..."
3. Foods and Sanitation: A Text-book and Laboratory Manual for High Schools by Edith Hall Forster, Mildred Weigley (1914)
"polishes. Stove polishes and liquid metal polishes frequently contain benzine or
naphtha, both of which are equally dangerous from a fire standpoint. ..."
4. Workshop Receipts by Ernest Spon, Robert Haldane, Charles George Warnford Lock (1889)
"LEATHER polishes. to preserve animal tissues or anatomical or histological ...
LEATHER polishes.— Most leather articles while in use require the periodical ..."
5. The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and (1867)
"polishes. THE compositions used for polishing are different, according to the
nature of the varnish for which they are f mployed. ..."
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