rub with pumice

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• pumice — [ pʌmɪs] noun a light and porous form of solidified lava, used as a skin abrasive. verb rub with pumice. Derivatives pumiceous pju: mɪʃəs adjective Origin ME: from OFr. pomis, from a L. dialect var. of pumex, pumic ; cf. pounce2 …   English new terms dictionary

• pumice — pumiceous /pyooh mish euhs/, adj. pumicer, n. /pum is/, n., v., pumiced, pumicing. n. 1. Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive. v.t. 2. to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice. [bef. 1000; < L… …   Universalium

• pumice — /ˈpʌməs / (say pumuhs) noun Also, pumice stone. 1. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used, especially when powdered, as an abrasive, etc. –verb (t) (pumiced, pumicing) 2. to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice. {Middle English pomis,… …  

• pumice — pum•ice [[t]ˈpʌm ɪs[/t]] n. v. iced, ic•ing 1) pet a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive 2) to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME pomis(e) < AF pomis (cf. OFponce; see pounce III) <… …   From formal English to slang

• pumice — n. & v. n. (in full pumice stone) 1 a light porous volcanic rock often used as an abrasive in cleaning or polishing substances. 2 a piece of this used for removing hard skin etc. v.tr. rub or clean with a pumice. Derivatives: pumiceous adj.… …   Useful english dictionary

• κατακεκισηρισμένον — κατά κισηρίζω rub with pumice stone perf part mp masc acc sg κατά κισηρίζω rub with pumice stone perf part mp neut nom/voc/acc sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• κισηρίσας — κισηρίσᾱς , κισηρίζω rub with pumice stone aor part act masc nom/voc sg (attic epic ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• προκισηρισθέντος — προκισηρίζω rub with pumice stone first aor part pass masc/neut gen sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• Moai — For the seamount, see Moai (seamount). Moai facing inland at Ahu Tongariki, restored by Chilean archaeologist Claudio Cristino in the 1990s Moai …   Wikipedia

• palimpsest — pal imp*sest (p[a^]l [i^]mp*s[e^]st), n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. pali mpshstos scratched or scraped again, pali mpshston a palimpsest; pa lin again + psh^n to rub, rub away: cf. F. palimpseste.] A parchment which has been written upon twice, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• polish —    Ānai, ho ohinuhinu.   Also: kūhinu, kuai, kuolo, halo, hē, au, ho onemo, kahiau. See bootblack, rub.    ♦ Fingernail polish, pena miki ao.    ♦ Polishing stone, noninui    ♦ To polish with pumice or sand, ho ōne …   English-Hawaiian dictionary