plan·ish (plăn′ĭsh) tr.v. plan·ished ,
plan·ish·ing ,
plan·ish·es To smooth (metal) by rolling or hammering.
[Middle English
*planishen , from Old French
planir , planiss- ,
to make smooth , from
plan ,
level , from Latin
plānus ; see
pelə- in
Indo-European roots .]
plan′ish·er n.
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planish (ˈplænɪʃ ) vb (Metallurgy) (tr ) to give a final finish to (metal) by hammering or rolling to produce a smooth surface
[C16: from Old French planir to smooth out, from Latin plānus flat, plain1 ]
ˈplanisher n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
plan•ish (ˈplæn ɪʃ) v.t. to give a smooth finish to (metal) by striking lightly with a smoothly faced hammer or die.
[1350–1400; Middle English
planyssyng (ger.) < Old French
planiss-, long s. of
planir to smooth, derivative of
plan level < Latin
plānus plain 1 ]
plan′ish•er, n.
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planish Past participle: planishedGerund: planishingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I planish you planish he/she/it planishes we planish you planish they planish
Preterite I planished you planished he/she/it planished we planished you planished they planished
Present Continuous I am planishing you are planishing he/she/it is planishing we are planishing you are planishing they are planishing
Present Perfect I have planished you have planished he/she/it has planished we have planished you have planished they have planished
Past Continuous I was planishing you were planishing he/she/it was planishing we were planishing you were planishing they were planishing
Past Perfect I had planished you had planished he/she/it had planished we had planished you had planished they had planished
Future I will planish you will planish he/she/it will planish we will planish you will planish they will planish
Future Perfect I will have planished you will have planished he/she/it will have planished we will have planished you will have planished they will have planished
Future Continuous I will be planishing you will be planishing he/she/it will be planishing we will be planishing you will be planishing they will be planishing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been planishing you have been planishing he/she/it has been planishing we have been planishing you have been planishing they have been planishing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been planishing you will have been planishing he/she/it will have been planishing we will have been planishing you will have been planishing they will have been planishing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been planishing you had been planishing he/she/it had been planishing we had been planishing you had been planishing they had been planishing
Conditional I would planish you would planish he/she/it would planish we would planish you would planish they would planish
Past Conditional I would have planished you would have planished he/she/it would have planished we would have planished you would have planished they would have planished
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