polish-remover

A form of polish remover — Any type of solvent used to remove polish that has been coated on a surface.

Meanings

nounpolish-remover (countable and uncountable, plural polish-removers)

plural polish-removers

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of polish remover.

    Bold Ones 4-oz. bottle of gentle polish-remover

    1978 August 13, Woolworth, “Doorbusters”, in The Palm Beach Post-Times, volume XLV, number 34, West Palm Beach, Fla., →OCLC, supplement
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    Cutex Liquid Polish / Gives just the fashionable rose shade that women want. Needs no separate polish-remover, and lasts a whole week.

    1925 April 3, “MacLean’s Drug Stores”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, final edition, volume LXXXIV, number 80, Chicago, Ill., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23

    “It isn’t the shortage of polish ingredients that is so alarming,” said Mr. [Herman] Johnson, who is a guest for a few days at the Wild Horse ranch, “but the supply of the basic necessities for making polish-remover is becoming more scarce every day. Our company is fortunate in having a year’s supply on hand but other organizations have been leading a day-to-day life, so to speak, with their polish-remover.[…]”

    1941 November 7, “Nail Polish Remover Days Are Numbered […]”, in Tucson Daily Citizen, late news edition, volume LXXII, number 263, Tucson, Ariz., →OCLC, page 11, column 3
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