varnish
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈvɑrnɪʃ/
:
barniz
- The varnish wasn't dry or something.
- a coat of varnish
- varnish on the surface
- natural varnish
I dislike any finish but some sort of oil varnish mix that's applied by hand.
- I dislike any finish but some sort of oil varnish mix that's applied by hand.
- It almost creates a barrier on the wood, a barrier of oil or of lacquer, of Polish or varnish or whatever, which then can be polished down.
- Nail varnish to your lipstick colour, which is really fun to try and do in a rush, wet nails.
- Drinking bottles, textile fibers, resins, paints, varnish, construction, automotive parts.
- Instead, I reach for his hand across the varnish oak top.
Examples
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A varnish, any varnish, shapes the sound of an instrument by altering the flexibility of the wood.
Academic text (1994) -
The artist finished his painting with a coat of varnish for a shiny, protective finish.
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So they do three color spot varnish plus the grey plus the blue.
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Put a fresh coat of varnish on your peg right here.
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Henry, mate, go see if you can find that varnish we was talking about.
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Sure, just slap a coat of varnish on it.
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"We found traces of what appears to be furniture varnish on some of the tape ends," Richards said.
Fiction book (1994) -
I applied three coats of satin polyurethane varnish and it's done.
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I finally sanded everything smooth by hand and applied four coats of acrylic matte varnish with light setting in between.
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As conservators removed these layers of paint, varnish and grime, they discovered vibrant colours and whole buildings that had long been invisible.
Synonyms
62
3.8
Cover something with wax to protect and make it shine
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3.9
A protective or decorative layer on a surface
43
3.7
A smooth shiny coating on food or pottery
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3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
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6.4
To cover something with a hard shiny coating to protect it and make it shine
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7.4
A natural hard substance used to make a shiny protective coat on wood or furniture
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6.5
To cover a surface with a hard shiny layer for protection or decoration
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3.9
A final layer of paint or finish that protects a surface
A thin clear or colored coating made from shellac and alcohol to protect and shine wood
A very shiny finish you make on wood by rubbing on thin coats of shellac mixed with alcohol
A clear, thin layer put on wood or other surfaces to protect them and make them look shiny
The last layer of paint or varnish that makes a surface smooth and look complete
The last layer of paint or varnish that makes a surface look complete
A new layer of wax put on a surface to make it shine
Compounds
- UK
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2.7
A colored or clear liquid you put on nails to make them look shiny and protect them
A small tree from East Asia that loses its leaves and has toxic sap used to make lacquer
- Specialized
A thin clear or colored coating made from shellac and alcohol to protect and shine wood
- Indian
A large Southeast Asian tree whose nuts give oil used to make varnish and whose kernels are used as candles
How Shiny
Surface Forms
Etymology
Varnish comes from old words like French vernis and Spanish barniz, which in turn came from Arabic barnīsh. It originally meant a clear, 'shiny' coating used to protect and make wood shine.