vernis martin

[ver-nee mahr-tan; Fr. ver-nee mar-tan]

ver·nis mar·tin

[ver-nee mahr-tan; Fr. ver-nee mar-tan]
noun
a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
Also, vernis Martin.


Origin:
1875–80; < French: literally, Martin varnish, named after the brothers Martin, 18th-century French craftsmen
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Vernis martin is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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