glass-paper

A carpenter uses glass-paper to smooth the wooden table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of abrasive paper: "glass-paper" refers to a sheet of paper coated with fine glass particles, used for smoothing or polishing surfaces, particularly wood or metal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He used glass-paper to smooth the rough edges of the wooden table. (Abrasive paper for polishing.)
  • The carpenter applied glass-paper to the surface before painting. (Used to prepare the surface for finishing.)

Advanced Usage

• "to sand with glass-paper": to rub a surface with glass-paper to make it smooth.
  • She sanded the chair with glass-paper to remove the old varnish. (She used glass-paper to abrade the finish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Glass-papered (adj): treated or smoothed with glass-paper.

  • The glass-papered surface was ready for a new coat of paint. (The surface had been polished with glass-paper.)

• Glass-papering (n): the act or process of using glass-paper.

  • Glass-papering is an essential step in woodworking. (The process of smoothing with glass-paper.)

Synonyms

• Sandpaper: a similar abrasive paper, though typically coated with sand or other grits instead of glass.
• Emery paper: another type of abrasive paper, using emery grit.

Related Idioms

• "smooth as glass-paper": (rare, descriptive) meaning very smooth after being treated.
  • After hours of work, the shelf was smooth as glass-paper. (Exceptionally polished and even.)