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n. A paint containing a solvent and an oxidizing or evaporating binder, used to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film.

n. The smooth coating or gloss resulting from the application of this paint.

n. Something suggestive of or resembling varnish.

n. A deceptively attractive external appearance; an outward show.

v. To cover with varnish.

v. To give a smooth and glossy finish to.

v. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to; gloss over.

n. A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.

n. Anything resembling such a paint.

n. By extension: A deceptively showy appearance.

v. To apply varnish.

v. To cover up with varnish.

v. To gloss over a defect.

n. A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture.

n. That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.

n. An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.

v. To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface.

v. To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate.

n. In etching, any resinous coating used to cover parts of the plate which have become exposed: to be distinguished from the ground, which is the original coating applied to the entire plate.

n. A solution of resinous matter, forming a clear limpid fluid capable of hardening without losing its transparency: used by painters, gilders, cabinet-makers, and others for coating over the surface of their work in order to give it a shining, transparent, and hard surface, capable of resisting in a greater or less degree the influences of air and moisture.

n. That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially: a glossy or lustrous appearance.

n. An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss; palliation; “whitewash.”

n. In ceramics, the glaze of pottery or porcelain.

To lay varnish on for the purpose of decorating or protecting the surface. See varnish, n., 1.

To cover with something that gives a fair external appearance; give an improved appearance to.

To give an attractive external appearance to by rhetoric; give a fair coloring to; gloss over; palliate: as, to varnish errors or deformity.

To apply varnish, in a general sense.

v. cover with varnish

n. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

"A fire retardant varnish is then applied to the entire piece."

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nail varnish   

gloss    palliate    megilp    lacquer    shellac    japan    enamel   

garnish    tarnish   

lacquer    glue    tar    resin    enamel    grease    paint    wax    plaster    paraffin