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nail polish

noun

  1. a polish of quick-drying lacquer, either clear or colored, used to paint the fingernails or toenails.



nail polish

noun

  1. a quick-drying lacquer applied to colour the nails or make them shiny or esp both

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nail polish1

First recorded in 1905–10

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