Definition of "varnishing" []

• Present participle of varnish. (verb)
• An application of varnish. (noun)

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• "Could it be that his discussion of color painting and varnishing is based on personal experiment and experience that comes without either the foundation of practical tradition or academic interest?"
• "The opening night at the main fair is called "The Vernissage" which technically means "varnishing" in French but in this case means private preview."
• ""varnishing" his paintings, but the effect of which was that they were all coated with a beautiful opaque red substance, so that none of them could be recognized, and yet a substance which he could remove, when so inclined, without injuring the pictures at all."