politure
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin politura, from polire (“to polish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
politure
- (obsolete) polish; gloss
- 1769, John Wallis, The Natural History And Antiquities Of Northhumberland:
- Some of them exhibit a curious phænomenon by politure , the grit of one appearing very white , and that of another of a dark lead colour , inclining to black , owing to metalline admixtures .
References edit
“politure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian edit
Noun edit
politure f
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Participle edit
polītūre