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.
Liquor, also referred to as "tonsil varnish."
Passenger train. Also called varnished shot, varnished job, varnished boxes, string of varnish, varnished wagons, etc. These nicknames are rarely applied to modern streamliners
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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.
v. i.
Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.
n.
Gold powder for covering varnished surfaces.
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.
n.
One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.
n.
The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhoea usitatissima).
n.
One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance.
n. & v.
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.
The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.
n.
A black varnish obtained from the tree.
a.
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
n.
That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Varnish
n.
An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.
n.
That which makes smooth; varnish.
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.
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.
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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.
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