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varnish

6 entries found.

Main Entry:
1var·nish 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1varnish
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of varnishy \-ni-shē\ adjective


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