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french-polish

French-pol·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [french pol-ish]
    • /frɛntʃ ˈpɒl ɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [french pol-ish]
    • /frɛntʃ ˈpɒl ɪʃ/

Definitions of french-polish word

  • verb with object french-polish to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish. 1
  • noun french-polish a furniture finish, consisting of shellac dissolved in spirits. 1

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Origin of french-polish

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for French-polish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

french-polish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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