different between varnish vs affixative
varnish
English
Etymology
From Middle English vernisch, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek ???????? (Bereník?, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica, now called Benghazi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v??(?)n??/
Noun
varnish (countable and uncountable, plural varnishes)
- A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
- Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
- (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.
- 1959, "Steam's Finest Hour" edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co.
- 1959, "Steam's Finest Hour" edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co.
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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 gloss over a defect.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Harvins, hrivnas
Manx
Etymology
Borrowed from English varnish.
Noun
varnish f (genitive singular varnish, plural varnishyn)
- varnish
Synonyms
- lossanagh
Derived terms
- varnish ingney (“nail varnish”)
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affixative
English
Noun
affixative (plural affixatives)
- (art, antiquities) A preservative, usually an adhesive transparent fluid, used to protect the surface of a drawing from abrasion or similar damage.
See also
- varnish
- urethane
- laminate
- paint
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