Varnishest vs Vanishest - What's the difference?
varnishest | vanishest |
(archaic) (varnish)
A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
* Macaulay
(by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.
* Shakespeare
To apply varnish.
To cover up with varnish.
To gloss over a defect.
As verbs the difference between varnishest and vanishest
is that varnishest is archaic second-person singular of varnish while vanishest is en-archaic second-person singular of vanish.varnishest
English
Verb
(head)varnish
English
Noun
(es)- the varnish of the holly and ivy
- And set a double varnish on the fame / The Frenchman gave you.
