polissoir
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French polissoir.
Noun
polissoir (plural polissoirs)
- A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.
- An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.
- A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.
French
Etymology
From polir + -oir.
Noun
polissoir m (plural polissoirs)
- a polissoir
See also
- aiguisoir
Further reading
- “polissoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.