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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξεστός (xestós) ("polished") + -urgy.
Noun
xesturgy (uncountable)
- (rare, obsolete) The process of polishing something.
1592, Francesco Colonna, translated by Robert Dallington, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili:Betwixt the square marble pauing stones, there was a space left like a list, which was filled vp with diuers coulered stones of a lesser cut, some proportioned into greene leaues, and tawnie flowers. Cyanei, Phænicei, and Sallendine, so well agreeing in theyr coulers, so glistering and seuerly set of a diligent Xesturgie.
2006, Erin McKean, Totally Weird and Wonderful Words:Once the bones are scraped, you could subject them to xesturgy, the process of polishing.