Definition of "varnishes" []

• Plural form of varnish. (noun)

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• "Corn also kind of varnishes over poor, "lovable, likable and inspiring" (his words) Barack Obama's numerous distortions of Clinton's votes and fundraising, in saying that Clinton's barbs are "much tougher an attack than anything Obama has hurled at her.""
• "Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their portrait oil painting"
• ""Understand, it will not happen overnight, but in the next year the community will start hearing more and more about dental disease prevention, the impact of dental disease on physical health, and about ways that everyone can learn about all the new research on ways to improve dental health such as varnishes, sealants, and xylitol gum, mints, toothpaste, etc.""