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French polish

French polish noun: a type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood.

french polish: a type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood
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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.
  2. The glossy surface produced by the application of this varnish.

Verb

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.

French polish meaning in Tamil

French polish in Tamil

ஃபிரெஞ்சு மெருகு

Forms of French polish

Noun
pluralFrench polishes
Verb
third-person singular presentFrench polishes
present participleFrench polishing
past participleFrench polished
pastFrench polished

Words formed from French polish

Questions about French polish

What does French polish mean?
French polish means a type of varnish, consisting of shellac dissolved in methylated spirits, used to polish wood.
What is French polish in Tamil?
French polish in Tamil is ஃபிரெஞ்சு மெருகு. See French polish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is French polish?
French polish can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of French polish?
The plural of French polish is French polishes.

Words near French polish in the dictionary

  1. French pastry
  2. French pedicure
  3. French pedicures
  4. French plait
  5. French plaits
  6. French polish
  7. French polished
  8. French polisher
  9. French polishers
  10. French polishes
  11. French polishing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: French polish (page history and authors); french polish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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