"French polish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: French polishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} French polish (countable and uncountable, plural French polishes)
  1. A type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: French polisher, French polishing Translations (varnish used to polish wood): vernis à l’alcool [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-French_polish-en-noun-sVS7cBFO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 22 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 22 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 22 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 22 6 Disambiguation of 'varnish used to polish wood': 86 14
  2. The glossy surface produced by the application of this varnish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-French_polish-en-noun-YBqOFrgc

Verb

Forms: French polishes [present, singular, third-person], French polishing [participle, present], French polished [participle, past], French polished [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|French polishes|French polishing|French polished}} French polish (third-person singular simple present French polishes, present participle French polishing, simple past and past participle French polished)
  1. (transitive) To apply French polish to something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-French_polish-en-verb-vVXsFGEI Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 7 71

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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