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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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
planish — [plan′ish] vt. [< MFr planiss , extended stem of planir, to flatten < plan, flat: see PLAN] to toughen, smooth, or polish (metal) by hammering or rolling planisher n … English World dictionary
planish — verb To repeatedly hammer (a sheet of metal) so as to shape and smooth it or create a decorative indented finish. With gentle, overlapping blows, use a planishing hammer, first to work down the fused seam, and then to planish the entire cylinder … Wiktionary
planish — /ˈplænɪʃ/ (say planish) verb (t) 1. to flatten or smooth (metal) by hammering, rolling, etc. 2. to finish off (metal, paper, etc.) with a polished surface. {Middle English, from French (obsolete) planiss , stem of planir, for planner. See plane2… …
planish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English planysshen, from Anglo French planiss , stem of planir to make smooth, from plain, plan level, from Latin planus more at floor Date: 14th century to smooth, toughen, and finish (metal) by hammering… … New Collegiate Dictionary
planish — To smooth metal by hammering with overlapping blows. Planishing produces small indentations on the metal s surface. This is often done to silver when either raising, sinking or embossing it. (pr. plan ish) … Glossary of Art Terms
planish — [ planɪʃ] verb flatten (sheet metal) by hammering or rolling. Derivatives planisher noun Origin ME: from obs. Fr. planiss , lengthened stem of planir to smooth … English new terms dictionary
planish — plan·ish … English syllables
planish — plan•ish [[t]ˈplæn ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. mel to give a smooth finish to (metal) by striking lightly with a smoothly faced hammer or die • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME planyssyng (ger.) < OF planiss , long s. of planir to smooth, der. of plan level < L… … From formal English to slang
planish — v.tr. flatten (sheet metal, coining metal, etc.) with a smooth faced hammer or between rollers. Derivatives: planisher n. Etymology: ME f. OF planir smooth f. plain PLANE(1) adj … Useful english dictionary
