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
OTHER WORDS FROM varnish
var·nish·er, noun var·nish·y, adjective re·var·nish, verb (used with object) well-var·nished, adjectiveWords nearby varnish
varletry,
varley loop,
varmint,
varmus,
varna,
varnish,
varnish tree,
varnishing day,
varoom,
varro,
varroa
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British Dictionary definitions for varnish
varnish
/ (ˈvɑːnɪʃ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of varnish
varnisher, nounWord 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