nail varnish

noun

British
: a liquid that is used to paint fingernails and toenails

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Following a recent update in the airline's uniform guidelines, pilots and cabin crew are now allowed to sport facial stubble, wear make-up, jewelry, and nail varnish of their choice -- regardless of their gender. — Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022 Hailey Bieber is the latest celeb to make a case for red nail varnish. — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 3 Nov. 2022 In 1996, a woman in Kabul had the end of her thumb cut off for wearing nail varnish, according to Amnesty International. — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2021 On the dressing table were bottles of nail varnish, face lotion, pots of cream, and boxes of powder. — Michael Hofmann, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020

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“Nail varnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nail%20varnish. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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