schreinerize

[ shrahy-nuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, schrei·ner·ized, schrei·ner·iz·ing.

1. to produce a lustrous finish on (a fabric) by subjecting it to pressure exerted by rollers engraved with many fine lines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schreinerize¹

First recorded in 1905–10; schreiner finish, -ize