varnishing day
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of varnishing day
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Last week this melon was cut and on a crowded varnishing day the 112th exhibition of the National Academy of Design opened.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ever since I first became an exhibitor at Burlington House, I have made it a rule to studiously avoid visiting the gallery after varnishing day.
From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Guy Boothby
It was varnishing day at the Academy, and she had gone down to put the last touches on her big portrait—the one of "Madame X." that she had begun in Paris the year before.
From The Fortunes of Oliver Horn by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Here before our eyes was an unspoiled sample of what the world must have looked like on varnishing day.
From The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell
None of those discerning critics who stalk the galleries on varnishing day could have passed a canvas such as this without bending their rusty knees at least one creak in humble reverence.
From Sunlight Patch by Credo Fitch Harris
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