polished rice
noun
white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
Origin of polished rice
1First recorded in 1920–25
Words Nearby polished rice
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How to use polished rice in a sentence
In the case of polished rice, when this outer coat is removed the grain has much less food value.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunterpolished rice has been robbed of its vital life-giving elements.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book | Mary A. WilsonThis polished rice is still further polished by the dealer, who has more perfect mills than the farmer.
The Foundations of Japan | J.W. Robertson ScottTo eat polished rice is like eating shavings instead of real, satisfying substance.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum PerkinsAt one time, so much was said about the harmful effect of polished rice that a demand for unpolished rice was begun.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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