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sandpaper

[sand-pey-per]

noun

  1. strong paper coated with a layer of sand or other abrasive, used for smoothing or polishing.



verb (used with object)

  1. to smooth or polish with or as if with sandpaper.

sandpaper

/ ˈæԻˌɪə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a strong paper coated with sand for smoothing and polishing

  2. a common name for glasspaper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sandpaper1

First recorded in 1815–25; sand + paper
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His lowest false shot percentage in any of his eight Test centuries in England was 9% - a difference of far more than a strip of sandpaper or two.

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“Hard Truths” is sublime and soft in the way that a rough surface is smoothed to the touch by sandpaper.

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Those pulses passed through transceivers, encountered the sandpapers, then rebounded back through the system for analysis by the team's learning model.

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Start with coarse sandpaper — maybe 80 grit — and work up to progressively finer grades, ending with 400 grit.

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The voice of Michael McDonald has been compared to velvet, silk and sandpaper, melted chocolate and last year, by a besotted 11-year-old girl, an angel.

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