varnish

== English == === Alternative forms === vernish (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English vernisch, vernish, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica, now called Benghazi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ === Noun === varnish (countable and uncountable, plural varnishes) A clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish. Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance. (figuratively, by extension) A deceptively showy appearance. (rail transport, US, informal, dated) A passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ワニス (wanisu) → Mokilese: parnij, wanis ==== Translations ==== === Verb === varnish (third-person singular simple present varnishes, present participle varnishing, simple past and past participle varnished) (intransitive) To apply varnish. (transitive) To cover up with varnish. (transitive) To make something superficially or deceptively attractive (transitive) To gloss over a defect. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Harvins, Shirvan, hrivnas