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Overflourish :: Overflourish (v. t.) To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.

Thitsee :: Thitsee (n.) A black varnish obtained from the tree.

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.

Electro-tint :: Electro-tint (n.) A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing..

Elemi :: Elemi (n.) A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters..

Dammara :: Dammara (n.) An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine..

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) 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..

Vernish :: Vernish (n. & v.) Varnish.

Flow :: Flow (v. t.) To cover with varnish.

Varnish :: Varnish (n.) A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture..

Japanner :: "Japanner (n.) One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art..

Amber :: Amber (n.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric..

Varnishing :: Varnishing (n.) The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish..

Japanned :: "Japanned (a.) Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner..

Japanning :: Japanning (n.) The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.

Overgild :: Overgild (v. t.) To gild over; to varnish.

Japan :: "Japan (v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer..

Sumach :: Sumach (n.) Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer..

Varnished :: Varnished (imp. & p. p.) of Varnis.

Coal Tar :: Coal tar () A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series..

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