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burnished  

Definition

  • Surface treatment of rubbing and smooting the surface of a vessel when it is leather-hard (before firing) with a hard tool made out of wood, stone or bone in order to obtain a bright, even, compact, and non-porous surface.

Source

  • OREA

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/burnished/4.297

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