Sekirov Dictionary

varnish

/ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/

noun 4
verb 4
forms 6

noun4

A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
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(figurative) A deceptively showy appearance.
- And set a double varnish on the fame / The Frenchman gave you. — 1599
Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance.
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(informal, old-fashioned) A passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.
- Every transcontinental but two settled on the simple articulated for freight service, and all of them coupled their varnish to the 4-8-4. — 1959

verb4

To apply varnish.
To cover up with varnish.
To make something superficially or deceptively attractive
To gloss over a defect.

forms

varnished · varnisht · varnishing · varnishes · varnisheth · varnishest

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