licked finish
process of smoothing the surface quality of a painting so that the presence of the artist's hand is no longer visible; codified by the French Academy in the eighteenth century in order to distinguish 'professional' art from that produced by amateurs
en-US/ˈlɪkt ˈfɪnɪʃ/
en-GB/ˈlɪkt ˈfɪnɪʃ/