1763 W. Lewis 397 I mixed some of the softer printers varnish..with about half its weight of a thick mucilage of gum arabic.
1869 May 136/3 When ground with linseed-oil and printer's varnish, they may be used for book, stone, and calico printing.
1997 (Nexis) 17 Feb. 26 A new highly transparent and environmentally compatible self adhesive PP film with a printer's varnish.