expolish

English

Etymology

Compare Latin expolire. See polish.

Verb

expolish (third-person singular simple present expolishes, present participle expolishing, simple past and past participle expolished)

1. (obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
   • 1624, Thomas Heywood, Gynaikeion:

     To polish, expolish, paint, and staine

References

• “expolish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.