Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.

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  • verb Present participle of varnish.
  • noun An application of varnish.

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Examples

  • Could it be that his discussion of color painting and varnishing is based on personal experiment and experience that comes without either the foundation of practical tradition or academic interest?

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • The opening night at the main fair is called "The Vernissage" which technically means "varnishing" in French but in this case means private preview.

    Kimberly Brooks: Miami Basel Reflections 2009

  • "varnishing" his paintings, but the effect of which was that they were all coated with a beautiful opaque red substance, so that none of them could be recognized, and yet a substance which he could remove, when so inclined, without injuring the pictures at all.

    Thirteen Chapters of American History represented by the Edward Moran series of Thirteen Historical Marine Paintings Theodore Sutro 1886

  • His entry was based on a split log which he had been sanding and varnishing for days.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • We (I should say my parents) are in the final stages of varnishing the new windows.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Terrie 2009

  • It has contributed to the medium -- it's impossible that we won't continue to discuss it in the years to come, which is why I'm opposed to varnishing it with hype.

    Archive 2009-02-01 SVGL 2009

  • It has contributed to the medium -- it's impossible that we won't continue to discuss it in the years to come, which is why I'm opposed to varnishing it with hype.

    I'd Rather Let The Flowers Keep Doing What They Do Best SVGL 2009

  • His entry was based on a split log which he had been sanding and varnishing for days.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Jean 2009

  • There's a mass-market tie-in series from Pocket that has mostly-matte covers but with some really effective spot varnishing.

    Matte vs Gloss Lou Anders 2009

  • We (I should say my parents) are in the final stages of varnishing the new windows.

    Catch-up Day Terrie 2009

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