oil varnish

noun

See under varnish(def 1).

Words nearby oil varnish

oil sands, oil shale, oil slick, oil spill, oil tanker, oil varnish, oil well, oil-cooled, oil-harden, oil-immersion objective, oil-plant

Definition for oil varnish (2 of 2)

varnish
[ vahr-nish ]
/ ˈvɑr nɪʃ /

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of varnish

1300–50; Middle English varnisch < Middle French vernis, verniz < Medieval Latin vernicium sandarac < Medieval Greek bernī́kē, syncopated variant of Greek Berenī́kē, city in Cyrenaica

SYNONYMS FOR varnish

11 gild, disguise.

OTHER WORDS FROM varnish

var·nish·er, noun var·nish·y, adjective re·var·nish, verb (used with object) well-var·nished, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for oil varnish (1 of 2)

oil varnish

noun

another name for varnish (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for oil varnish (2 of 2)

varnish
/ (ˈvɑːnɪʃ) /

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of varnish

varnisher, noun

Word Origin for varnish

C14: from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin veronix sandarac, resin, from Medieval Greek berenikē, perhaps from Greek Berenikē, city in Cyrenaica, Libya where varnishes were used