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 Carolyn Wells
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 Thomas Salter
Make a mixture of cream of tartar, 2 parts; levigated chalk, 2p.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by James Slough Zerbe
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
Let the solution stand for several days; then add 8 ounces of putrid cheese broken up with 3 lbs. of skimmed and curdled sour milk and 3 lbs. of levigated chalk.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
Many have imagined that colours vitrified by intense heat are consequently durable when levigated for painting in oil or water.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
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
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