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plan⋅ish

  [plan-ish]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to give a smooth finish to (metal) by striking lightly with a smoothly faced hammer or die.
2. to give a smooth finish to (metal, paper, etc.) by passing through rolls.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME planyssyng (ger.) < OF planiss-, long s. of planir to smooth, deriv. of plan level < L plānus plain 1

Related forms:
plan⋅ish⋅er, noun
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plan·ish   (plān'ĭsh)   
tr.v.   plan·ished, plan·ish·ing, plan·ish·es
To smooth (metal) by rolling or hammering.

[Middle English *planishen, from Old French planir, planiss-, to make smooth, from plan, level, from Latin plānus; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
plan'ish·er n.
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