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单词 varnish
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Definition of varnish in English:

varnish

noun ˈvɑːnɪʃˈvɑrnɪʃ
mass noun
  • 1Resin dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood, metal, or other materials to form a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry.

    several coats of varnish
    count noun the wood was stained with a dark varnish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do not apply urethane varnish over a coat of shellac or lacquer.
    • Let dry overnight, then apply two coats of clear polyurethane varnish.
    • When the piece is dry, sand it lightly and apply one coat of acrylic varnish to protect the finish.
    • No varnishes are applied either, the wood's glossy look is from being hand rubbed.
    • Paints and varnishes are designed, of course, to adhere permanently and evenly to a surface.
    • I have found that these ornaments only last in dry conditions, even when coated well with varnish or shellac.
    • We first prepared the boards by sanding the wooden surface to remove any varnish.
    • Once a year every detail is painted with a thick, clear coat of marine-grade varnish to protect it from weathering.
    • Apply two, preferably three coats of urethane varnish using a good quality natural bristle brush.
    • Sealers are usually thinned varnishes which, when applied to wood, penetrate into the wood pores on the surface.
    • Lots of glue was used to fix this all in place, and over the top of all this a few layers of varnish or shellac were applied to finally seal the whole thing.
    • Two or more coats of clear gloss varnish will give you the traditional shiny, lacquered finish.
    • The final stage of restoration is to apply a clear varnish - when appropriate.
    • The plate is then removed, and the wax or varnish removed by a solvent.
    • Then he repeatedly applies furniture varnish or stain which he wipes away with turpentine and reapplies to darken the edges of the work.
    • For thousands of years most paints and varnishes were made with hemp seed oil or linseed. as both make very good bases and can hold pigments really well.
    • Oil varnishes consist of a polymer (natural or synthetic) dissolved in an oil.
    • The rockers were made of wood, their dark varnish scuffed and scraped.
    • It was also incorporated into a broad range of industrial products, including lubricants, insecticides, paints, and varnishes.
    • Both cabins have redwood siding that appears to have been given a clear coat of varnish or shellac.
    Synonyms
    lacquer, lac, shellac, japan, enamel, glaze, polish, oil, resin, wax
    1. 1.1
      her fingernails were painted with pink varnish
      short for nail varnish
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Joan looked up from examining her bitten nails, wondering if she should pick up a new black varnish.
      • Mummy had never had a ‘blue rinse’ put on her hair or clear varnish on her nails.
      • The lady filed and shaped our nails, cleaned our cuticles and painted 4 layers of varnish on them.
      • Her colleague, who already had her coat on, looked up then looked down again, picking chipped pink varnish from the edge of a finger nail.
      • But a set of six steel strings is a notorious nail varnish remover - just slices the varnish off and leaves your partially-painted nails looking tatty.
    2. 1.2literary in singular An external or superficially attractive appearance of a specific quality.
      an outward varnish of civilization
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Presumably the point would have been to make certain of the sinister police chief's demise, while putting a varnish of legality on it later on.
      • If we are to develop a more realistic sense of place we will need to strip the varnish from some cherished myths about our island world.
      • It would take a lot more than suggesting Lincoln was gay to strip some of the varnish off of his image.
      • Extremist impulses have acquired a varnish of respectability through the intercession of the socialist leaders.
      • It was reduced to the purely decorative art of whether or not to put the varnish of international approval on a decision already made.
verb ˈvɑːnɪʃˈvɑrnɪʃ
[with object]
  • 1Apply varnish to.

    we stripped the floor and varnished it
    with object and complement her toenails were varnished red
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tomkins notes that Picasso did not varnish his own paintings.
    • Then the paintings are varnished several times and polished to a glasslike surface.
    • At the end of the paved path, wide, sweeping marble steps rose, leading up to a pair of solid, darkly varnished wooden doors.
    • Belt sanders are relatively inexpensive to hire and while sanding and varnishing floors is tough work, buyers will love the results.
    • The chairs are all pinkish and soft from massive amounts of use, and the tables are nicely varnished, but not entirely pristine.
    • The furniture was wood, polished to a high gloss rather than varnished.
    • Here wide varnished floorboards are set against rich yellow walls, more ornate plasterwork and a large cast-iron fireplace.
    • They put back a fireplace into the dining room and laid an oak laminate floor in the lounge and sanded and varnished the floorboards in the bedrooms.
    • Angie stepped out, following her mother onto the newly varnished porch.
    • Daisy had a small cupboard made recently and I managed to get it varnished this morning.
    • Both rooms are painted in a rich red and have varnished pine floors, picture rails and attractive brick fireplaces.
    • ‘It has been varnished, which was a Victorian practice they thought would preserve valuables, but it now means we can't distinguish the varnish from the bone,’ he said.
    • He was going to varnish the new pine doors but he was already reeling from the fumes from the paint.
    • Steve Perry went back to the business of varnishing his deck.
    • The two bedrooms have varnished flooring and Velux windows, while the larger of the two also has exposed ceiling beams.
    • There are two bedrooms upstairs, both with original cast iron fireplaces and varnished wooden floorboards.
    • The floors and banisters had been varnished and polished till they gleamed, the frames of paintings had received a thorough cleaning.
    • When the city was financially strapped in the early 1980s, Mr. Benson came to the office one weekend and sanded and varnished his own desk to cut costs.
    • The entrance hall of this attractive terraced property has a varnished pitch pine floor as well as recessed brass spotlights.
    • Finally, we bought a thin oak-veneer board from Travis Perkins and varnished it to create a splashback.
    • If you want to obtain a rustic country style, having plain varnished woodwork will achieve this.
    • Well crafted, watertight wooden forms are essential, and Ando's forms are varnished to achieve the smooth finish.
    • We've even varnished it all over so that no splinter would hurt your flesh.
    Synonyms
    lacquer, shellac, japan, enamel, glaze, polish, oil, resin, wax
    1. 1.1 Disguise or gloss over (a fact)
      they varnished over their vices, and exaggerated their merit
      Example sentencesExamples
      • John Fahey tried to varnish over the problems by citing family and work commitments as the reason for the poor turnout at a recent training session.
      • He doesn't varnish the facts because he doesn't have to.

Derivatives

  • varnisher

  • noun ˈvɑːnɪʃəˈvɑrnɪʃər
    • For the ceiling of this room alone, Allard employed designers, cabinetmakers, carpenters, ‘omamanists,’ carvers, gilders, and varnishers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Painters and varnishers carry out their work independently and in a customer-oriented manner on the basis of work orders, plans and designs, both alone and as part of a team.
      • Time, helped by the eager brushes of varnishers and retouchers, has altered many a painting so that even its old master wouldn't know it.
      • The appellant was no stranger to her since the former worked as a furniture varnisher for a neighbor.
      • Inadvertently, the varnishers also rendered a great service to the world of art.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix 'fragrant resin, sandarac' or medieval Greek berenikē, probably from Berenice, a town in Cyrenaica.

  • Varnish is from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix ‘fragrant resin,’ which comes from medieval Greek berenikē from Berenice, the name of a town in Cyrenaica, a region of Libya.

Rhymes

garnish, tarnish
 
 

Definition of varnish in US English:

varnish

nounˈvɑrnɪʃˈvärniSH
  • 1Resin dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood, metal, or other materials to form a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the piece is dry, sand it lightly and apply one coat of acrylic varnish to protect the finish.
    • Apply two, preferably three coats of urethane varnish using a good quality natural bristle brush.
    • For thousands of years most paints and varnishes were made with hemp seed oil or linseed. as both make very good bases and can hold pigments really well.
    • Let dry overnight, then apply two coats of clear polyurethane varnish.
    • I have found that these ornaments only last in dry conditions, even when coated well with varnish or shellac.
    • It was also incorporated into a broad range of industrial products, including lubricants, insecticides, paints, and varnishes.
    • We first prepared the boards by sanding the wooden surface to remove any varnish.
    • Oil varnishes consist of a polymer (natural or synthetic) dissolved in an oil.
    • Then he repeatedly applies furniture varnish or stain which he wipes away with turpentine and reapplies to darken the edges of the work.
    • Do not apply urethane varnish over a coat of shellac or lacquer.
    • Both cabins have redwood siding that appears to have been given a clear coat of varnish or shellac.
    • Sealers are usually thinned varnishes which, when applied to wood, penetrate into the wood pores on the surface.
    • Paints and varnishes are designed, of course, to adhere permanently and evenly to a surface.
    • Lots of glue was used to fix this all in place, and over the top of all this a few layers of varnish or shellac were applied to finally seal the whole thing.
    • Two or more coats of clear gloss varnish will give you the traditional shiny, lacquered finish.
    • The plate is then removed, and the wax or varnish removed by a solvent.
    • The rockers were made of wood, their dark varnish scuffed and scraped.
    • The final stage of restoration is to apply a clear varnish - when appropriate.
    • No varnishes are applied either, the wood's glossy look is from being hand rubbed.
    • Once a year every detail is painted with a thick, clear coat of marine-grade varnish to protect it from weathering.
    Synonyms
    lacquer, lac, shellac, japan, enamel, glaze, polish, oil, resin, wax
    1. 1.1literary in singular An external or superficially attractive appearance of a specific quality.
      an outward varnish of civilization
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was reduced to the purely decorative art of whether or not to put the varnish of international approval on a decision already made.
      • It would take a lot more than suggesting Lincoln was gay to strip some of the varnish off of his image.
      • Presumably the point would have been to make certain of the sinister police chief's demise, while putting a varnish of legality on it later on.
      • Extremist impulses have acquired a varnish of respectability through the intercession of the socialist leaders.
      • If we are to develop a more realistic sense of place we will need to strip the varnish from some cherished myths about our island world.
verbˈvɑrnɪʃˈvärniSH
[with object]
  • 1Apply varnish to.

    we stripped the floor and varnished it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tomkins notes that Picasso did not varnish his own paintings.
    • Belt sanders are relatively inexpensive to hire and while sanding and varnishing floors is tough work, buyers will love the results.
    • Steve Perry went back to the business of varnishing his deck.
    • When the city was financially strapped in the early 1980s, Mr. Benson came to the office one weekend and sanded and varnished his own desk to cut costs.
    • The entrance hall of this attractive terraced property has a varnished pitch pine floor as well as recessed brass spotlights.
    • We've even varnished it all over so that no splinter would hurt your flesh.
    • The two bedrooms have varnished flooring and Velux windows, while the larger of the two also has exposed ceiling beams.
    • There are two bedrooms upstairs, both with original cast iron fireplaces and varnished wooden floorboards.
    • They put back a fireplace into the dining room and laid an oak laminate floor in the lounge and sanded and varnished the floorboards in the bedrooms.
    • Daisy had a small cupboard made recently and I managed to get it varnished this morning.
    • Well crafted, watertight wooden forms are essential, and Ando's forms are varnished to achieve the smooth finish.
    • ‘It has been varnished, which was a Victorian practice they thought would preserve valuables, but it now means we can't distinguish the varnish from the bone,’ he said.
    • Finally, we bought a thin oak-veneer board from Travis Perkins and varnished it to create a splashback.
    • Angie stepped out, following her mother onto the newly varnished porch.
    • Both rooms are painted in a rich red and have varnished pine floors, picture rails and attractive brick fireplaces.
    • The chairs are all pinkish and soft from massive amounts of use, and the tables are nicely varnished, but not entirely pristine.
    • Here wide varnished floorboards are set against rich yellow walls, more ornate plasterwork and a large cast-iron fireplace.
    • He was going to varnish the new pine doors but he was already reeling from the fumes from the paint.
    • The furniture was wood, polished to a high gloss rather than varnished.
    • If you want to obtain a rustic country style, having plain varnished woodwork will achieve this.
    • The floors and banisters had been varnished and polished till they gleamed, the frames of paintings had received a thorough cleaning.
    • Then the paintings are varnished several times and polished to a glasslike surface.
    • At the end of the paved path, wide, sweeping marble steps rose, leading up to a pair of solid, darkly varnished wooden doors.
    Synonyms
    lacquer, shellac, japan, enamel, glaze, polish, oil, resin, wax
    1. 1.1 Disguise or gloss over (a fact)
      the White House is varnishing over the defeat of the president's proposal
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He doesn't varnish the facts because he doesn't have to.
      • John Fahey tried to varnish over the problems by citing family and work commitments as the reason for the poor turnout at a recent training session.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix ‘fragrant resin, sandarac’ or medieval Greek berenikē, probably from Berenice, a town in Cyrenaica.

 
 
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