1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Varnish

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Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27
Varnish
Varro, Marcus Terentius
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​VARNISH, a liquid consisting of a gum or resin dissolved in alcohol (spirit varnish) or an oil (oil varnish), which on ​application to wooden and other surfaces improves their appearance and permanency (see Painter-Work).

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