satinize

satinize
\\ˈsatənˌīz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: satin (I) + -ize
: to give a satiny finish to

glass … satinized by plunging in a bath of hydrofluoric acid vapor — C.W.Drepperd


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