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.
VARNISHER
Var"nish*er, n.
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
Var"nish*ing, n.
Defn: The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.
VARSITY
Var"si*ty, n.
Defn: Colloq. contr. of University.
VARSOVIENNE Var`so`vienne", n. [F., prop. fem. of varsovien pertaining to Warsaw, fr. Varsovie Warsaw, Pol. Warszawa.] (a) A kind of Polish dance. (b) Music for such a dance or having its slow triple time characteristic strong accent beginning every second measure.