Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of taking a polish: thus, marble is polishable, and may be defined as a polishable crystalline limestone.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Capable of being polished.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective That can be polished.

Etymologies

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polish +‎ -able

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Examples

  • That at which she paused had an exterior promising comfort within; the windows were clean and neatly curtained, and the polishable appurtenances of the door gleamed to perfection.

    New Grub Street 2003

  • Works of supererogation, such as polishing everything polishable -- the shot for the guns, in extreme cases, not even excepted -- until it shone like the tropical sun at noonday, left him little leisure or inclination for mirth.

    The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

  • The REACTION PRO-PLATE features wear-resistant, highly polishable, 100% genuine leather construction and a rugged carbon-fiber plate backed by an impact-absorbing cushion.

    NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories 2010

  • Unbalance caused (as i understand - polishable) may not be significant either.

    unknown title 2009

  • Made of polishable white leather, the sneaker's stitching is designed to represent Michael Jordan's iconic No. 23.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • Three years later, 3M ESPE introduced Filtek Supreme Plus, a strong, polishable dental material and the first to include nanoparticles.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2009

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