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sandpaper, abrasive originally made by gluing grains of sand to heavy paper sheets. Today sandpaper is made primarily with quartz, aluminum oxide, or silicon carbide grains, and is graded according to the size of the grains. It is used for smoothing and polishing, for removing old paint or varnish, and for otherwise preparing wood surfaces for refinishing or other treatment. sandpaper 1. (formerly) a strong paper coated with sand for smoothing and polishing 2. a common name for glasspaper sandpaper [′san‚pā·pər] (materials) Paper with abrasive glued to the surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder. Many years since I used to go there to collect the sand by cartloads, to make sandpaper with, and I have continued to visit it ever since. "Go as far as you like," said Jimmy, with sandpaper in his voice. |
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