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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..

Tacky :: Tacky (a.) Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried..

Japanner :: "Japanner (n.) One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art..

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..

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..

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..

Anime :: Anime (n.) A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenaea courbaril), and much used by varnish makers..

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..

Naphtha :: Naphtha (n.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc..

Japanned :: "Japanned (a.) Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner..

Check :: Check (v. i.) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc..

Galbanum :: Galbanum (n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish..

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..

Overgild :: Overgild (v. t.) To gild over; to varnish.

Inoxidize :: Inoxidize (v. i.) To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; as, inoxidizing oils or varnishes..

Japan :: "Japan (n.) Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning..

Varnishing :: Varnishing (n.) The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish..

Flow :: Flow (v. t.) To cover with varnish.

Thitsee :: Thitsee (n.) A black varnish obtained from the tree.

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance..

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