planish means to repeatedly hammer (a sheet of metal) so as to shape and smooth it or create a decorative indented finish. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
planish is pronounced /ˈplænɪʃ/.
Etymology
From Latin planus (“flat”).
verb
- To repeatedly hammer (a sheet of metal) so as to shape and smooth it or create a decorative indented finish.“Although much of the copperwork done in school workshops is planished only once, many craftsmen planish their work three or four times in order to get a perfect finish.”
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