What is the meaning of VARNISH. Phrases containing VARNISH
See meanings and uses of VARNISH!Slangs & AI meanings
Passenger cars. Cushion rider may be either a passenger or member of passenger-train crew. (See varnished cars)
Whiskey.
Passenger train. Also called varnished shot, varnished job, varnished boxes, string of varnish, varnished wagons, etc. These nicknames are rarely applied to modern streamliners
Liquor, also referred to as "tonsil varnish."
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n.
To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt.
imp. & p. p.
of Varnish
n.
That which makes smooth; varnish.
n.
Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer.
n.
One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance.
n.
That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.
n.
A black varnish obtained from the tree.
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. & v.
Varnish.
n.
The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Varnish
n.
The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
n.
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.
n.
Gold powder for covering varnished surfaces.
v. i.
Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.
n.
The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhoea usitatissima).
n.
One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.
n.
An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.
n.
A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts.
a.
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
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