Complete Definition of "hone"

see|høne
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-hone.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��n|-��n

Noun
en-noun

#An extra-fine-grit sharpening stone, esp one used for razors.

Translations
French: pierre|Pierre à aiguiser
German: Schleifstein m, Wetzstein m

Verb
en-verb|hones|honing|honed

  1. To sharpen on, or with, a stone of fine grit.
  2. To refine or master (a skill)

Translations
sharpen with a stone
Finnish: teroittaa
German: honen, feinschleifen, ziehschleifen

refine or master
German: ausfeilen, ausschleifen

Translations to be checked
ttbc|French: affiner
ttbc|Japanese: ����� (togisumasu)

See also
strop


Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=��

#骨: bone

io:hone
hu:hone
ru:hone
fi:hone
te:hone
vi:hone
zh:hone

Revision and Credits for"hone"
  • 2007-11-10 21:06 - Widsith - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/68.207.234.219|68.207.234.219]] ([[User_talk:68.207.234.219|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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