vernissage

noun ver·nis·sage \ˌver-ni-ˈsäzh\

Definition of VERNISSAGE

: a private showing or preview of an art exhibition

Origin of VERNISSAGE

French, day before an exhibition opens reserved for artists to varnish and put finishing touches to their paintings, literally, varnishing, from vernis varnish — more at varnish

First Known Use: 1912

Rhymes with VERNISSAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage

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