- Cf. F. vernirvernisser. See Varnishn.
- To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.
- To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt.Beauty dothvarnishage.Close ambition, varnished o'er with zeal.Cato's voice was ne'er employed To clear the guilty and to varnish crimes.
