vernis martin: Meaning and Definition of

ver•nis mar•tin

Pronunciation: (ver-nē' mär-tan' Fr. ver-nē mar-tan'), [key]
  1. a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
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