nail polish

American  

noun

1. a polish of quick-drying lacquer, either clear or colored, used to paint the fingernails or toenails.

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nail polish British  

noun

1. a quick-drying lacquer applied to colour the nails or make them shiny or esp both

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Etymology

Origin of nail polish

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“Do you know why nail polish smells the way it does?”

From Literature

Researchers are now working on a clear nail polish that could make that possible by turning long fingernails into touchscreen-compatible styluses.

From Science Daily

That includes Anew Material, a company making nail polish that it says is free of petrochemicals and microplastics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like how I used to get when Camille would borrow my nail polish without asking.

From Literature

He shook the nail polish to mix the color and began to apply it to Minna’s nails with what his mother used to call his “surgeon’s hands.”

From Literature