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reˈvarnish, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a. So F. revernir.]
trans. To varnish again. Also fig.
1851Mogford Handbk. Preserv. Pict. (ed. 3) ii. 54 To re⁓varnish the picture, take two-thirds of mastic varnish [etc.]. 1863Quart. Rev. Jan. 262 There is no more certain recipe for revarnishing a Liberal reputation that has grown a little rusty. 1876T. Hardy Ethelberta (1890) 295 Imitations in paint and plaster..recently repaired and re-varnished. |