A tool or implement used for polishing; specifically †(a) Glass-making a smooth block of wood with a long iron handle, used for flattening glass cylinders newly opened out (obsolete).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Arts. From French polissoir a tool or implement used for polishing from poliss- + -oir.
Definition of polissoir in US English:
polissoir
nounˈpɒlɪswɑː
A tool or implement used for polishing; specifically †(a) Glass-making a smooth block of wood with a long iron handle, used for flattening glass cylinders newly opened out (obsolete).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Arts. From French polissoir a tool or implement used for polishing from poliss- + -oir.