Polished

The desired outcome is polished and perfected skin with a hint of rawness, matte and elegant yet sophisticated and polished in its finish”.

Another popular effect for flooring and table tops is polished concrete where the concrete is polished optically flat with diamond abrasives and sealed with polymers or other sealants.

In the pursuit of a polished and thus slicker surface for a plough, he experimented with portions of saw blades and by 1837, he was making polished, cast steel ploughs.

The length of time depends on the degree to which the rice was polished, ranging from several hours or even overnight for an ordinary milling to just minutes for highly polished rice.

A contemporary dancer, first-generation Butoh performer and pioneer of Butoh on the African continent, she has created a polished, unique dance style that ignites the imagination.

A couple of youngsters with magic sand (locally sourced black magnetite), magnets, small steel objects, and a carved/polished bowl fashioned out of a 50-pound, half-a-billion-year-old magnetic glacial erratic Cumberlandite stone found up-Island.

After he got his mojo back with “The Visit” (see below), Shyamalan returned to the genre that made him famous – a more polished, supernaturally-tinged thriller.

Archaeologists also found a very ancient polished wooden willow plank in northern Israel - dated to around 750,000 years ago.

Aside from the ports, Falcon Northwest hides a little bit of bling on the back of the FragBox in the form of a custom polished plate bearing the buyer’s name.

Before the rice is fermented, the outer layer is polished away, leaving the grain’s starchy core.

Boston Town made into the next round of the FA Vase with a polished display.

Boxes of polished gemstones segue into an array of custom-shaped cribbage boards, enough to intrigue the most stubborn septuagenarians.

But I suppose I’m nitpicking—this is a polished and well-rounded portable laptop for working on the go.

But there's always time to right the ship, as we saw with ; of course, maybe games should actually be in a polished, finished state at launch rather than retroactively patching them into a half decent product promised to consumers in the first place.

Crawford, a champion first at lightweight and then undisputed at light-welter, has ridden his more polished craftsmanship on his undefeated ascent through three divisions.

Dra Rushton polished off the opening drive with a 6-yard scoring run for the Penguins (2-1).

Even though many could navigate the map with their eyes closed, the new version feels fresh and polished.

Far removed from the slickly polished displays of much contemporary circus, it is all the more inventive, surprising and spirited for it.

Few laptops are designed to stand out, instead taking on simple lines and angles to make for a clean, polished look.

Fully finished and polished off, the unreleased creation will sit on ice for many years until its maker figures out how to make two of himself.