revarnishv.
/(ˌ)riːˈvɑːnɪʃ/, U.S. /riˈvɑrnɪʃ/ transitive. To cover with a fresh coat of varnish. Also figurative. Also intransitive.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > varnish
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1793 J. Byng Diary 14 July in Torrington Diaries (1936) III. 206 The old coach..must be regilt, and revarnish'd.
1813 ‘T. Martin’ Circle Mech. Arts 464/1 Such kinds of painting are well calculated to last a great many years by being occasionally re-varnished only.
1863 Q. Rev. Jan. 262 There is no more certain recipe for revarnishing a Liberal reputation that has grown a little rusty.
1884 Maryland Med. Jrnl. 11 432/2 To wash and revarnish the furniture and woodwork.
1915 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 285/2 Any joke in the index, if occasionally revarnished and regilded,..will last three generations easily.
1938 Amer. Home Jan. 60/2 He [sc. the restorer of a painting] cleans off the dirt with water, then the old varnish with alcohol, retouches defects, and revarnishes.
1955 ‘R. West’ Train of Powder 209 His intention to have the floorboards revarnished.
1998 N. Schade Strip-built Sea Kayak viii. 140/2 You will also be able to sand and revarnish the outside of the boat without worrying about damaging your artwork.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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