Varnish



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.清漆; v.涂上清漆

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English vernisch, from Anglo-French vernis, from Old Italian or Medieval Latin; Old Italian vernice, from Medieval Latin veronic-, veronix sandarac
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
  • b. the covering or glaze given by the application of varnish
  • c.
    • (1) something that suggests varnish by its gloss
    • (2) a coating (as of deposits in an internal combustion engine) comparable to varnish
• 2. outside show ; gloss I
• 3. chiefly British a liquid nail polish
• ? varnishy adjective

II. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to apply varnish to
• 2. to cover or conceal (as something unpleasant) with something that gives an attractive appearance ; gloss II
• 3. adorn, embellish
• ? varnisher noun

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