Varnished
['vɑrnɪʃ]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Varnish
Typist: Thaddeus
Examples
- The more cracked it was, the more Mrs General varnished it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Hard as she had tried in her laborious life to attain many ends, she had never tried harder than she did now, to be varnished by Mrs General. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He made his face shine with the punch, so that it looked as if it had been varnished all over. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- His varnished hat was shining in the wet. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Then apply water, and with a soft piece of gum rubber rub off the paper so as to leave the photographic image on the varnished glass. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Typist: Thaddeus