fire-polish

1 of 2

transitive verb

: to make (glassware) smooth, gloss, or brilliant in appearance by reheating in the process of manufacture

fire polish

2 of 2

noun

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: the smoothness or brilliancy of surface imparted to glassware by fire polishing

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