planish
English
Verb
planish (third-person singular simple present planish, present participle es, simple past and past participle planished)
- (transitive) To repeatedly hammer (a sheet of metal) so as to shape and smooth it or create a decorative indented finish.
- 2014, P. F. Lye, Metalwork Theory (page 35)
- 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.
- 2014, P. F. Lye, Metalwork Theory (page 35)