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Bible Dictionaries
Varnish
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.
(2):
(n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.
(3):
(n.) An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.
(4):
(n.) A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture.
(5):
(n.) To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Varnish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/v/varnish.html. 1828.
