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Definition of varnish
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Varnish
(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..
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Japan
::
"Japan
(v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard,
brilliant
varnish,
in the
manner
of the
Japanese;
to
lacquer..
Stopple
::
Stopping-out
(n.) A
method
adopted
in
etching,
to keep the acid from those parts which are
already
sufficiently
corroded,
by
applying
varnish
or other
covering
matter
with a
brush,
but
allowing
the acid to act on the other
parts..
Venturine
::
Venturine
(n.) Gold
powder
for
covering
varnished
surfaces.
Creep
::
Creep (v. t.) To slip, or to
become
slightly
displaced;
as, the
collodion
on a
negative,
or a coat of
varnish,
may creep in
drying;
the
quicksilver
on a
mirror
may
creep..
Melanorrhoea
::
Melanorrhoea
(n.) An East
Indian
genus of large
trees.
Melanorrh/a
usitatissima
is the
lignum-vitae
of Pegu, and yelds a
valuable
black
varnish..
Ivorytype
::
Ivorytype
(n.) A
picture
produced
by
superposing
a very light
print,
rendered
translucent
by
varnish,
and
tinted
upon the back, upon a
stronger
print,
so as to give the
effect
of a
photograph
in
natural
colors;
--
called
also
hellenotype..
Japanning
::
Japanning
(n.) The art or act of
varnishing
in the
Japanese
manner.
Megilph
::
Megilph
(n.) A
gelatinous
compound
of
linseed
oil and
mastic
varnish,
used by
artists
as a
vehicle
for
colors..
Inoxidize
::
Inoxidize
(v. i.) To
prevent
or
hinder
oxidation,
rust, or
decay;
as,
inoxidizing
oils or
varnishes..
Copal
::
Copal () A
resinous
substance
flowing
spontaneously
from trees of
Zanzibar,
Madagascar,
and South
America
(Trachylobium
Hornemannianum,
T.
verrucosum,
and
Hymenaea
Courbaril),
and dug from earth where
forests
have stood in
Africa;
-- used
chiefly
in
making
varnishes..
Lacquer
::
Lacquer
(n.) A
varnish,
consisting
of a
solution
of
shell-lac
in
alcohol,
often
colored
with
gamboge,
saffron,
or the like; -- used for
varnishing
metals,
papier-mache,
and wood. The name is also given to
varnishes
made of other
ingredients,
esp. the
tough,
solid
varnish
of the
Japanese,
with which
ornamental
objects
are
made..
Elemi
::
Elemi (n.) A
fragrant
gum resin
obtained
chiefly
from
tropical
trees of the
genera
Amyris
and
Canarium.
A.
elemifera
yields
Mexican
elemi;
C.
commune,
the
Manila
elemi.
It is used in the
manufacture
of
varnishes,
also in
ointments
and
plasters..
Varnish
::
Varnish
(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..
Overgild
::
Overgild
(v. t.) To gild over; to
varnish.
Check
::
Check (v. i.) To crack or gape open, as wood in
drying;
or to crack in small
checks,
as
varnish,
paint,
etc..
Coal Tar
::
Coal tar () A
thick,
black,
tarry
liquid,
obtained
by the
distillation
of
bituminous
coal in the
manufacture
of
illuminating
gas; used for
making
printer's
ink, black
varnish,
etc. It is a
complex
mixture
from which many
substances
have been
obtained,
especially
hydrocarbons
of the
benzene
or
aromatic
series..
Electro-tint
::
Electro-tint
(n.) A style of
engraving
in
relief
by means of
voltaic
electricity.
A
picture
is drawn on a
metallic
plate with some
material
which
resists
the
fluids
of a
battery;
so that, in
electro-typing,
the parts not
covered
by the
varnish,
etc.,
receive
a
deposition
of
metal,
and
produce
the
required
copy in
intaglio.
A cast of this is then the plate for
printing..
Mastic
::
Mastic
(n.) A resin
exuding
from the
mastic
tree, and
obtained
by
incision.
The best is in
yellowish
white,
semitransparent
tears,
of a faint
smell,
and is used as an
astringent
and an
aromatic,
also as an
ingredient
in
varnishes..
Camphine
::
Camphine
(n.)
Rectified
oil of
turpentine,
used for
burning
in
lamps,
and as a
common
solvent
in
varnishes..
Japanned
::
"Japanned
(a.)
Treated,
or
coated,
with
varnish
in the
Japanese
manner..
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