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Lisolialih-soh-lee-uh

n. The satisfaction of things worn down by time--broken-in baseball mitts, the shiny snout of a lucky bronze pig, or footprints ground deep into floorboards by generations of kneeling monks.

Etymology

Italian liso, worn down, threadbare + oliato, oiled.

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