† varnishmentn.
Obsolete. rare.
The act of varnishing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [noun] > creating fair appearance
colouring?1435
cloaking1513
disguising1587
varnishment1593
fucation1612
artinga1620
veneering1808
duffing1826
whitewash1882
window dressing1903
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 72 Thou hast..wyth Arts-vanishing varnishment, made thy selfe a changeling from the forme I first cast thee in.
1646 W. Jenkyn Reformation's Remora 19 Let not humane varnishments and pretexts draw forth thy love to it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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