Definition of "sand-blast" []

• Sand driven by a blast of air or steam, used to cut, depolish, or decorate glass and other hard substances. (noun)
• To act upon by the sand-blast, or a current of air or steam carrying dry sand-particles at the high velocity of the jet: used to remove paint or oxid of iron from structures, and for general cleansing of metal surfaces, as well as for decoration of glass and other hard surfaces.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "For us, the rock shapes were constant speculation and astonishment; their granular surfaces and red colour and the curved chiselling of the sand-blast upon them softened the sunlight, to give our streaming eyes relief."
• "We were never blinded — it was always possible to see for seven or eight feet to each side — but it was risky to look out, as, in addition to the certain sand-blast, we never knew if we should not meet a flying tree, a rush of pebbles, or a spout of grass-laden dust."
• "This sort of glass is known as sand-blast glass, and the art of making it, they say, chanced to be discovered near the seashore."