varnish.
A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
Meaning & usage
A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance.
A deceptively showy appearance.
A passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English vernisch, vernish, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica, now called Benghazi.
To apply varnish.
To cover up with varnish.
To make something superficially or deceptively attractive
varnish the report
To gloss over a defect.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English vernisch, vernish, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica, now called Benghazi.
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