Definition of "nail varnish" []

• A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails. (noun)

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• "To her dismay she felt alien in her own environment, tense and resentful of all the signs of Kelly’s occupation — the open fashion magazine left on the couch, the unwashed dishes in the sink, the pile of ironing draped over a chair, the drips of nail varnish on the coffee table."