Definition of Nail polish

1. Noun. A cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny.

Exact synonyms: Nail Enamel, Nail Varnish
Generic synonyms: Cosmetic, Enamel

Definition of Nail polish

1. Noun. a cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nail Polish

nail file
nail files
nail fold
nail gun
nail guns
nail hole
nail horn
nail house
nail knot
nail knots
nail matrix
nail one's colors to the mast
nail one's colours to the mast
nail pits
nail polish
nail polish remover
nail polishes
nail pulse
nail scissors
nail set
nail sets
nail technician
nail trimmer
nail trimmers
nail varnish
nail varnishes
nailbat
nailbats
nailbed

Literary usage of Nail polish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Commercial Pharmacy: Intended as a Reference Book and a Text by Daniel Charles O'Connor (1912)
"Perhaps a lady will ask for something like this: "I want something good for a nail polish, and a friend of mine told me to get a jar of White's perfection ..."

2. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1918)
"The following formula for a nail polish is taken from one of the well-known ... A red nail polish in paste form may be made in the following manner: Eosin ..."

3. The Edison Monthly by New York Edison Company (1915)
"In one corner a big paint grinder grumbles away, chewing up great masses of pink and yellow chemical paste which later become nail polish and cuticle cream, ..."

4. Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1998)
"These include nail polish remover, new ' carpet, insecticides, a fresh newspaper, perfume, tobacco smoke, hair spray, fresh paint and even the detergent ..."

5. Non-secret Formulas by Thomas Michael Griffiths (1910)
"nail polish. Oleate of tin, powdered 4 ounces. Finely powdered pumice stone 3 ... nail polish Colored. Putty, powder 4 ounces. Powdered carmine 10 grains. ..."

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