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the varnish
verb
To apply varnish.
synonyms
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Then he started removing the varnish.
9 Leave the varnish until dry.
Over time the varnish darkened, obscuring the painting's signature qualities.
The varnish was "horrible" and there were problems from retouchings.
Not so much "peeling the onion" as "applying the varnish".
But there's no need to completely strip the varnish.
Once they had removed the varnish, they were able to examine tiny cross sections of paint.
The occasions when Lazarus does break through the varnish are therefore surprising as well as beautiful.
The top of it was bumpy where the varnish had worn away.
Beneath the varnish the original glaze on the murals still has its sheen.
In the varnish trade, several varieties of soft Manila copal are used.
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