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noun
The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A type of dancing where the floor is covered in sand. See Sanding (dance).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of testing the surface of gilding, after it has been fired, with fine sand and water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of burying oysters in sand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of applying sand to rails in railway track to aid adhesion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A coating of sugar crystals on confectionery, especially on jellies.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of sand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From Middle English sanding, sandyng, equivalent to sand + -ing.
Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdhos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English -ing English sanding From sand + -ing.
