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Varnish

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a liquid consisting of a gum or resin dissolved in alcohol (spirit varnish) or an oil (oil varnish), which on application to wooden and other surfaces improves their appearance and permanency (see Painter-Work).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Varnish'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​v/varnish.html. 1910.
 
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