"French polishing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From French polish + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|French polish|-ing}} French polish + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} French polishing (uncountable)
  1. A wood finishing technique that uses French polish to produce a glossy surface. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-French_polishing-en-noun-mkLqqwIu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb [English]

Etymology: From French polish + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|French polish|-ing}} French polish + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} French polishing
  1. present participle and gerund of French polish Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: French polish
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