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• n  a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
• v  cover with varnish

• Not even the worst recession in memory has stemmed the flow of shampoos, lipsticks and nail varnish from the shelves of her tiny beauty-aids store.
• Strip away the varnish that President Bush will apply when he addresses the nation Thursday night, and the truth about Iraq is grim.
• Thinking of Christmas always reminds Grandma of "the smell of hemlock and the smell of varnish.

• seal

News & Articles

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• Speed Up Your Web Site with Varnish
  LinuxJournal: Varnish is a program that can greatly speed up a Web site while reducing the load on the Web server.
  June 24, 2013 - Linux Today

Quotes

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• Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles Times
  These recommendations usher in a new era of how we look at household products-from our children's toys to the plastic we use to make shampoo bottles, to the varnish on our wood furniture,said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Instead of paying...
• Anna Meares in AFP
  Meares warned, however: "You look at the Chinese and the improvements they've made this year, and I'm sure the great British team of Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish will be working really hard over the next couple of years, being in their...
• Joshua Bell in Charlotte Observer
  It was handcrafted in 1713 by Antonio Stradivari during the Italian master's "golden period," when he had access to the finest spruce, maple and willow."This has never been refinished," Bell said. "That's his original varnish."