tournasin

noun

tour·​na·​sin

ˈtu̇rnəsə̇n

plural -s

: a tool for smoothing and finishing roughly thrown pottery while it revolves on a wheel

Word History

Etymology

French, from tournaser to shape pottery on the wheel, from tourner to turn, from Old French torner

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