Word Meanings - OVERGILD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To gild over; to varnish.

VARNISHER
1. One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish. 2. One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance. Pope.
VARNISHING
The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.
VARNISH
vernir to varnish, fr. LL. vitrinire to glaze, from LL. 1. A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either