Hypertext Webster Gateway: "varnished"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Varnish \Var"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Varnished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Varnishing}.] [Cf. F. vernir, vernisser. See
{Varnish}, n.]
1. 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.
2. 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 doth
varnish age.'' --Shak.
Close ambition, varnished o'er with zeal. --Milton.
Cato's voice was ne'er employed To clear the guilty
and to varnish crimes. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
varnished
adj : having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: {stained}]
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