levigate
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Mark first the rationale of the thing: Hear logic rivel and levigate the deed.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
Had this been the case, the artist need not have looked farther for the furnishing of his palette than to a supply of well-burnt and levigated enamel pigments.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
The phosphide obtained by heating cupric phosphate, Cu2H2P2O8, in hydrogen, when mixed with potassium and cuprous sulphides or levigated coke, constitutes “Abel’s fuse,” which is used as a primer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
In Italy we find a carefully levigated red clay in use, great care being devoted to its preparation and admixture.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
But whereas the Nile-peoples pounded the stone in mortars and washed the dust on sloping boards, here the matrix must be laboriously levigated.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Particles of stone worn or triturated in the gizzards of worms—Swallowed stones serve as mill-stones— The levigated state of the castings—Fragments of brick in the castings over ancient buildings well rounded.
From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles
This process consists in finely pulverizing the soil or rock, and levigating it in vessels of water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
