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varnish

[vahr-nish] / ˈvɑr nɪʃ /


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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 did my best to strip the varnish away,” Sheff writes.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

Such resin was used as a preservative in wine and, in Egypt, as incense and as varnish on funerary equipment of the New Kingdom era.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

At each school visit, a team of health professionals examined children's teeth and applied either sealants or SDF followed by fluoride varnish, depending on which treatment the school was randomly assigned to receive.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

The air was thick with the sweet-sharp scent of marine varnish.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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