varnish
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Nonfarmale’s transfer was deemed perfectly done, but discolored varnish was removed, holes and cracks were repaired, and, as is modern practice, restored areas were made congruent with the rest by delicate watercolor cross-hatching.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025
By mixing this material with varnish, it could be applied as a paint.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
“It really felt like you were in Stradivarius’s workshop — the smells of varnish, there’s parts of violins everywhere. It’s like he was the Willy Wonka of the violin.”
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
This carving, done with a pencil dug many times into the worn varnish of the desk, has the pathos of all vanished civilizations.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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