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Definition varnish

Etymology

From Middle English vernisch, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek ???????? (Bereník?, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica.

Noun

varnish (countable and uncountable, plural varnishes)

1. A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
2. Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
3. (by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.
4. (rail transport, US, informal, dated) a passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.

Verb

varnish (third-person singular simple present varnishes, present participle varnishing, simple past and past participle varnished)

1. (intransitive) To apply varnish.
2. (transitive) To cover up with varnish.
3. (transitive) To gloss over a defect.

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