Polissoir

1 definition found

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

  Polissoir \Po`lis`soir"\, n. [F.]
     1. A polishing or grinding implement or instrument.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Glass Making) A tool consisting of a flat wooden block
        with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split


        cylinders of blown glass.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]