crocus polishing
1Crocus — Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of the… …
2Crocus of Mars — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …
3Crocus of Venus — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …
4Crocus sativus — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …
5Crocus vernus — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …
6crocus — [krō′kəs] n. pl. crocuses or croci [krō′sī΄] [ME < L < Gr krokos, saffron, via Sem (as in Heb karkōm, Ar kurkum, Aram kūrkāmā, saffron, crocus), ult. < Sans kuṅkumam] 1. any of a large genus (Crocus) of spring blooming plants of the iris …
7Crocus cloth — is an abrasive sheet similar to sand paper or emery cloth but covered with a layer of very fine loose polishing or lapping compound rather than with bound grains of abrasive. For final metal and gemstone finishing. It is available in various… …
8crocus cloth — noun Etymology: crocus (I) (powder) : cloth that has finely divided ferric oxide glued to one side and is used for fine abrading or polishing * * * crocus cloth, 1. a layer of jeweler s rouge on thick cloth backing, used for polishing metals and… …
9crocus — crocused, adj. /kroh keuhs/, n., pl. crocuses. 1. any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring. 2. the flower or bulb of… …
10crocus Martis — Colcothar Col co*thar (k[o^]l k[ o]*th[ e]r), n. [NL. colcothar vitrioli, fr. Ar. qolqo[.t]ar.] (Chem.) Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; called also {crocus Martis}. [1913 Webster] …