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varnishing day

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ver⋅nis⋅sage

  [ver-nuh-sahzh; Fr. ver-nee-sazh]
–noun, plural -sages  [-sah-zhiz; Fr. -sazh] .
1. Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
2. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to the public.
Origin:
1910–15; < F: lit., a varnishing, touching up (of paintings). See varnish, -age
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