English to English
varnish
('v/A/rn/I//S/
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noun (n)
- a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.(verb)source: webster1913
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