Main Entry:

¹var·nish

Pronunciation:

\ˈvär-nish\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English vernisch, from Anglo-French vernis, from Old Italian or Medieval Latin; Old Italian vernice, from Medieval Latin veronic-, veronix sandarac

Date:

14th century

1 a: a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating b: the covering or glaze given by the application of varnish c (1): something that suggests varnish by its gloss (2): a coating (as of deposits in an internal combustion engine) comparable to varnish2: outside show : ¹gloss3chiefly British : a liquid nail polish

— var·nishy \-ni-shē\ adjective