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  • noun Plural form of varnish.

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Examples

  • Corn also kind of varnishes over poor, "lovable, likable and inspiring" (his words) Barack Obama's numerous distortions of Clinton's votes and fundraising, in saying that Clinton's barbs are "much tougher an attack than anything Obama has hurled at her."

    Polls: Hillary Narrowly Edges Obama In Four States, Huckabee Surging With GOP 2009

  • Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their portrait oil painting

    Balkinization 2003

  • "Understand, it will not happen overnight, but in the next year the community will start hearing more and more about dental disease prevention, the impact of dental disease on physical health, and about ways that everyone can learn about all the new research on ways to improve dental health such as varnishes, sealants, and xylitol gum, mints, toothpaste, etc."

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories 2010

  • "Understand, it will not happen overnight, but in the next year the community will start hearing more and more about dental disease prevention, the impact of dental disease on physical health, and about ways that everyone can learn about all the new research on ways to improve dental health such as varnishes, sealants, and xylitol gum, mints, toothpaste, etc."

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories 2010

  • It's a pretty complex process in which the women learn about fabrics, water-based and oil-based varnishes, various sandpapers, tools, glues, and applying and drying techniques.

    Ken Wong: The Language Not Needed For Love Ken Wong 2011

  • It's a pretty complex process in which the women learn about fabrics, water-based and oil-based varnishes, various sandpapers, tools, glues, and applying and drying techniques.

    Ken Wong: The Language Not Needed For Love Ken Wong 2011

  • In 2009, UGA scientists identified five "super ornamentals"—plants that showed high rates of contaminant removal when exposed in gas-tight glass jars to common household VOCs, such as benzene (present in cigarette smoke) and toluene (emitted from paints and varnishes).

    A Superhero Scrubs the Air: The Mighty Houseplant Gwendolyn Bounds 2011

  • Commonly used in processed foods of all kinds, it's also found in varnishes, lacquers, pesticide products, cosmetics, and perfumes to reduce the evaporation rate and improve stability.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: What's In The Non-Chicken Half Of The McNugget Dr. Joseph Mercola 2011

  • And in London, Selfridges asked super-stylist Katie Grand to stock their LOVE vending machine in the St Martins Lane Hotel through last month's London Fashion Week – she chose exclusive Dior nail varnishes and Diptyque Mimosa candles alongside Alexander Wang dresses and a vintage Rolex watch.

    The beauty bible Eva Wiseman 2010

  • What they said "One Less Lonely Girl" As grammatically as it is conceptually misguided, the name of the first in a new line of nail varnishes by Justin Bieber

    This week: George Osborne, Katrin Radmacher and Wayne Rooney Lucy Mangan 2010

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