Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - varnish
Varnish
varnish
n. & v. --n. 1 a resinous solution used to give a hard shiny transparent coating to wood, metal, paintings, etc. 2 any other preparation for a similar purpose (nail varnish). 3 external appearance or display without an underlying reality. 4 artificial or natural glossiness. 5 a superficial polish of manner. --v.tr. 1 apply varnish to. 2 gloss over (a fact). Derivatives varnisher n. Etymology: ME f. OF vernis f. med.L veronix fragrant resin, sandarac or med.Gk berenike prob. f. Berenice in Cyrenaica
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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 liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating, the covering or glaze given by the application of ~, c. something that suggests ~ by its gloss, a coating (as of deposits in an internal combustion engine) comparable to ~, outside show ; gloss I, a liquid nail polish, ~y adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to apply ~ to, to cover or conceal (as something unpleasant) with something that gives an attractive appearance ; gloss II, adorn, embellish, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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