noun, verb
noun [U,C] a liquid that is painted onto wood, metal, etc. and that forms a hard shiny transparent surface when it is dry:
I'll give the shelves a coat of varnish.
seealsoNAILVARNISH
verb to put varnish on the surface of sth: [VN] The doors are then stained and varnished. * (BrE) Josie was sitting at her desk, varnishing her nails. * [VN-N] Her nails were varnished a brilliant shade of red.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for varnish is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does varnish appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — varnish appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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