Middle English Dictionary Entry
planishing ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | planishing ger. Also planissing & (?error) planyssch. |
| Etymology | Cp. planiss-, extended stem of OF planir v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Smoothing or flattening of metal plate; ~ anvelt (stethie), an anvil on which metal is planished; ~ hamer, a hammer with a smooth and slightly rounded face for planishing metal.
Associated quotations
- (1361) Will Court Hust.(Gldh)2.42 : [He leaves one large] planyssyng-aneveld [and eight] planyssyng-hamers.
- (1374) Will York in Sur.Soc.492 : Lego Willielmo..unum magnum stythy, unum planyssch [?read: planyssching] stythy..cum quibusdam certis instrumentis pertinentibus ad artem meam [goldsmith's].
- (1458) Will York in Sur.Soc.30214 : Lego..Johanni Pudsay, goldsmyth, j planysshing stithy et j planysshing hamer.