Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polissoir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polis-soir
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.

noun

An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.

noun

A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.

Etymology

Borrowed from French polissoir.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: polissoir

Inflected Forms

polissoirs (plural)

Questions

What does polissoir mean?: A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.
Where does polissoir come from?: It is traced to French.

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