Sentence examples for thin varnish from inspiring English sources

Eschewing thorough impersonation, Mr. Bamman and Mr. Mellor nevertheless trim their performances with enough familiar vocal and physical mannerisms to put a thin varnish of verisimilitude on these famous fellows.

They form an unholy mixture of, not only ethics in the usual sense, but also political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind; lurch back and forth between claims of startling dubiousness and claims of startling banality (with too little in between); and stick all this together with a thick stain of obscurantism and a thin varnish of systematicity.

According to him, modern civilisation is a thin varnish, and it'll wear off eventually.

According to him, modern civilization is a thin varnish, and it'll wear off eventually.

Varnish, starting with a slightly thinned varnish mixture to soak in.

Never store any bleach, cleaning product polish, fabric conditioner, paint thinner, varnish or any other similar products in anything other than its original container.

Pine sap (called resin) is gathered and distilled to produce turpentine, used for paint thinning, varnishes, and cleaning solvents.

Dip your brush into the thinned varnish.

He will certainly need more than a thin layer of varnish to weather the political blows ahead.

There are many variations in technique, but the four basic steps of decoupage generally are cutting out the pictures, arranging them to depict a scene or tell a story, pasting them on a surface, and applying several (sometimes up to 12) thin coats of varnish or lacquer to the pictures.

You will need this separate container to thin out the varnish.