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Varnish vs Venturine - What's the difference?

varnish | venturine |

As nouns the difference between varnish and venturine

is that varnish is a type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film while venturine is gold powder for covering varnished surfaces in japanning.

As a verb varnish

is to apply varnish.

varnish

English

Noun

(es)
  • A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
  • Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
  • * Macaulay
  • the varnish of the holly and ivy
  • (by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.
  • * Shakespeare
  • And set a double varnish on the fame / The Frenchman gave you.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To apply varnish.
  • To cover up with varnish.
  • To gloss over a defect.
  • Anagrams

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    venturine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Gold powder for covering varnished surfaces in japanning.
  • (Webster 1913)