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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Varnish \Var"nish\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Varnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Varnishing}.] [Cf. F. vernir, vernisser. See {Varnish}, noun]
1. To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.
2. To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt. ''Beauty doth varnish age.'' --Shak.
Close ambition, varnished o'er with zeal. --Milton.
Cato's voice was ne'er employed To clear the guilty and to varnish crimes. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
varnished
adjective: having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: {stained}]
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