Definition of "glass-paper" [glass-paper]

• A fine kind of sandpaper made with powdered glass. (noun)
• To polish by rubbing with glass-paper.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Meanwhile he is whistling, and his batman is making sparks fly out of the buttons, which he cleans with glass-paper and gun-cotton just outside the door."
• "The back of the photo will require to be rubbed with glass-paper, if it is a thick one; not otherwise, for fear of making holes in it."
• "Now rub it gently with the glass-paper, until the picture is rendered semi-transparent."