dead-smooth

American  

[ded-smooth] / ˈdɛdˈsmuð /

adjective

1. noting a double-cut metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness.

2. extremely smooth.

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Etymology

Origin of dead-smooth

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

"And here comes the very man we must all consult," he added, as the agent appeared, a taking figure in his wrinkled riding breeches, and with his spurs trailing on the dead-smooth flags.

From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

The smaller sizes are not unfrequently smooth or dead-smooth, and are used in machine shops quite generally for filing interval angles more acute than the rectangle, clearing out square corners, sharpening cutters, &c.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The flat bastard is that most commonly used, the flat second-cut, smooth, and dead-smooth being used by machinists for finishing purposes, the latter preceding the polishing processes.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

For very fine finishing a still finer cut, called the dead-smooth, is made, being like the smooth, but considerably finer.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua