Associations to the word «Varnish»

Wiktionary

VARNISH, noun. A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
VARNISH, noun. Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
VARNISH, noun. (by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.
VARNISH, verb. (intransitive) To apply varnish.
VARNISH, verb. (transitive) To cover up with varnish.
VARNISH, verb. (transitive) To gloss over a defect.

Dictionary definition

VARNISH, noun. A coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface.
VARNISH, verb. Cover with varnish.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats