glasspaper

British  

/ ˈɡlɑːsˌpeɪpə /

noun

1. strong paper coated with powdered glass or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing

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verb

1. to smooth or polish with glasspaper

Example Sentences

Eagle-eyed officials, however, had other plans, penalising him two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker that had about as much sand in it as a six-inch square of glasspaper.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2010

Modern vandals rub these parts down with a file or glasspaper, to make it nice and even to their vision, saving themselves time and trouble.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace

Preparation must be made for guarding the upper table of the violin from injury, from slips of the glasspaper file during the backward and forward movement.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace

Occasionally small pieces get chipped off the lower rim of the shell; the latter under these circumstances, as before observed, should never be rubbed smooth with glasspaper or cut down.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace

For the small parts that require levelling, small pieces of glasspaper attached to a stick of pine shaped according to requirement will be found useful.

From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace