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    varnish

    US /ˈvɑrnɪʃ/

    ・

    UK /'vɑ:nɪʃ/

    B2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounLiquid preparation that adds luster to furniture
    The varnish made the wooden table shine
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo paint with varnish or lacquer
    He is varnishing the wood to make it shiny

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    The Wedding Party by Jan Steen: A Conservation Story

    07:08The Wedding Party by Jan Steen: A Conservation Story
    • The UV light is making the varnish fluoresce.

      The UV light is making the varnish fluoresce.

    • The UV light is making the varnish fluoresce.

      The UV light is making the varnish fluoresce.

    B1

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 9 "The Sleepover"

    28:31Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 9 "The Sleepover"
    • As long as you don't mind Paul taking me to the disco, he's busy alphabetising my nail varnish collection.

      As long as you don't mind Paul taking me to the disco, he's busy alphabetising my nail varnish collection.

    • He's busy alphabetizing my nail varnish collection.

      He's busy alphabetizing my nail varnish collection.

    B1

    27 Unbelievable Local Traditions - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.214)

    10:0327 Unbelievable Local Traditions - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.214)
    • then some varnish for waterproofing, and then children add oars to race them down a river.

      then some varnish for waterproofing, and then children add oars to race them down a river.

    • varnish for waterproofing and then children add ores to race them down a

      varnish for waterproofing and then children add ores to race them down a

    B1

    10 Celebs Who Are Completely Disconnected From Reality

    10:2910 Celebs Who Are Completely Disconnected From Reality
    • This diabolical varnish, the color's completely wrong.

      This diabolical varnish, the color's completely wrong.

    • This diabolical varnish.

      This diabolical varnish.

    B2

    Conserving Joshua Reynolds: The Master Portrait Painter

    04:26Conserving Joshua Reynolds: The Master Portrait Painter
    • He was renowned for coming back to his pictures and fiddling with them after perhaps he'd already varnished them and putting further layers of paint on on top of varnish layers.

      He was renowned for coming back to his pictures and fiddling with them after perhaps he'd already varnished them and putting further layers of paint on on top of varnish layers.

    • He was renowned for coming back to his pictures and fiddling with them after, perhaps, he'd already varnished them and putting further layers of paint on top of varnish layers.

      He was renowned for coming back to his pictures and fiddling with them after, perhaps, he'd already varnished them and putting further layers of paint on top of varnish layers.

    B1

    Private Lives. Part 5. | BBC Learning English.

    09:28Private Lives. Part 5. | BBC Learning English.
    • I like boys with quite long hair who wear makeup and nail varnish, which is a big fashion, as there is a band called Placebo who do and all of them are men but they all look quite feminine, which I find quite attractive and so do a lot of people these days.

      I like boys with quite long hair who wear makeup and nail varnish, which is a big fashion, as there is a band called Placebo who do and all of them are men but they all look quite feminine, which I find quite attractive and so do a lot of people these days.

    • At the moment I like boys with quite long hair who wear makeup and nail varnish, which is a big fashion, as there is a band called Placebo who do this.

      At the moment I like boys with quite long hair who wear makeup and nail varnish, which is a big fashion, as there is a band called Placebo who do this.

    A2

    Melting Glaciers And Volcanic Eruptions | November 14, 2024

    10:00Melting Glaciers And Volcanic Eruptions | November 14, 2024
    • We are now removing the old varnish of the Nightwatch, and we are using a synthetic non-woven tissue to do this, and in this tissue we have a very limited amount of solvent.

      We are now removing the old varnish of the Nightwatch, and we are using a synthetic non-woven tissue to do this, and in this tissue we have a very limited amount of solvent.

    • We apply the tissue on the paint surface for a very limited amount of time, and then take it off, and with that we remove the bulk of the old varnish.

      We apply the tissue on the paint surface for a very limited amount of time, and then take it off, and with that we remove the bulk of the old varnish.

    B2

    Bedtime story for children about little violinist

    37:58Bedtime story for children about little violinist
    • It was covered with varnish and equipped with little tiny strings.

      It was covered with varnish and equipped with little tiny strings.

    • him. It was covered with varnish and equipped with tiny strings.

      him. It was covered with varnish and equipped with tiny strings.

    B1

    NEVER TOO SMALL Our Smallest London Tiny Home - 13sqm/140sqft

    08:11NEVER TOO SMALL Our Smallest London Tiny Home - 13sqm/140sqft
    • The plywood is treated with a normal Osmo varnish.

      The plywood is treated with a normal Osmo varnish.

    • The plywood is treated with a normal Osmo varnish.

      The plywood is treated with a normal Osmo varnish.

    B1

    Why This Is Rembrandt's Masterpiece

    08:06Why This Is Rembrandt's Masterpiece
    • A century later, after years of varnish and low light darkened the canvas, someone called it the Night Watch.

      A century later, after years of varnish and low light darkened the canvas, someone called it the Night Watch.

    • A century later, after years of varnish and low light darkened the canvas, someone called it The Night Watch,

      A century later, after years of varnish and low light darkened the canvas, someone called it The Night Watch,

    B1