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Dutch rush
Dutch rush
noun
- sometimes not capital a horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, whose siliceous stems have been used for polishing and scouring pots and pans Also calledscouring rush
Word History and Origins
Origin of Dutch rush1
Example Sentences
In “The Lost Carving” he describes analyzing photographs and singed fragments of the room and learning to sand with bits of a scratchy wetlands plant called Dutch rush.
E. hyemale, commonly known as the Dutch rush, is much more abundant in Holland than in Britain; it is used for polishing purposes.
Dutch Rush, Equisētum hyemāle, one of the plants known as horse-tails, with a firm texture and so large an amount of silica in the cuticle that it is employed as a fine sand-paper for polishing delicate woodwork.
When the colouring is dry, it should be rubbed down with a piece of worn fine glass-paper, and polished with beeswax rubbed on a very hard brush—a worn-out scrubbing-brush is as good as anything—or it can be well rubbed with Dutch rush.
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