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xesturgy

xesturgy noun: the process of polishing something.

Noun

xesturgy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The process of polishing something.
    • Betwixt the square marble pauing stones, there was a space left like a list, which was filled vp with diuers coulered stones of a lesser cut, some proportioned into greene leaues, and tawnie flowers. Cyanei, Phænicei, and Sallendine, so well agreeing in theyr coulers, so glistering and seuerly set...1592, Francesco Colonna, translated by Robert Dallington, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
    • Once the bones are scraped, you could subject them to xesturgy, the process of polishing.2006, Erin McKean, Totally Weird and Wonderful Words

Origin of xesturgy

From Ancient Greek ξεστός (xestós) ("polished") + -urgy.

Questions about xesturgy

What does xesturgy mean?
Xesturgy means the process of polishing something.
What part of speech is xesturgy?
Xesturgy is a noun.

Words near xesturgy in the dictionary

  1. xestoquinone
  2. xestospongin
  3. xestospongine
  4. xestospongines
  5. xestospongins
  6. xesturgy
  7. xevinapant
  8. Xevsurian
  9. Xewioso
  10. xey
  11. XF

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