polished rice

noun

1. white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polished rice¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In the case of polished rice, when this outer coat is removed the grain has much less food value.

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Polished rice has been robbed of its vital life-giving elements.

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This polished rice is still further polished by the dealer, who has more perfect mills than the farmer.

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To eat polished rice is like eating shavings instead of real, satisfying substance.

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At one time, so much was said about the harmful effect of polished rice that a demand for unpolished rice was begun.

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