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
The report found issues that compromised infection control as staff members of all groups were not wearing a mask properly, did not have bare arms below the elbow and were wearing jewellery or nail varnish.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
“I did my best to strip the varnish away,” Sheff writes.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025
“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
It was a poor job, unsteady, the patches of wood-filler showing through, and the varnish heavy and uneven.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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