Depolishing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Depolishing \De*pol"ish*ing\ (d[-e]*p[o^]l"[i^]sh*[i^]ng), n.
     (Ceramics)
     The process of removing the vitreous glaze from porcelain,
     leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory porcelain.
     --Knight.
     [1913 Webster]