sanding.
The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
Meaning & usage
The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
A type of dancing where the floor is covered in sand. See Sanding (dance).
The process of testing the surface of gilding, after it has been fired, with fine sand and water.
The process of burying oysters in sand.
The process of applying sand to rails in railway track to aid adhesion.
A coating of sugar crystals on confectionery, especially on jellies.
sugar sanding
sour sanding
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sanding, sandyng, equivalent to sand + -ing.
present participle and gerund of sand
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English -ing English sanding From sand + -ing.
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