French polish

Speech parts

1. French polish - Noun

2. French polish - Verb

Meaning

a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol

the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

French-polish

Synonyms

French polish shellac polish shellac varnish lacquer lacker

Hypernyms

polish shellac gloss burnish glossiness shellac varnish

Examples

Until recent advances in technology, shellac (French polish) was the only glue used in the making of ballet dancers' pointe shoes, to stiffen the box (toe area) to support the dancer en pointe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

French people French person French plait French polish shellac French polisher French polishing