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Definition: Varnished |
VarnishedAdjective1. Having a coating of stain or varnish. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "varnished" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Synonym: VarnishedSynonym: stained (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Varnished |
| English words defined with "varnished": dull ♦ Floor cloth ♦ Japan ♦ Patent leather ♦ Venturine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "varnished": car cleaner, CAR SCRUBBER ♦ FINISHER, BRUSH ♦ Lord ♦ METAL-FINISH INSPECTOR ♦ PANTOGRAPH SETTER, PANTOGRAPHER, passenger-car scrubber ♦ ROLLER VARNISHER ♦ VARNISHING-UNIT TOOL SETTER. (references) |
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Screenplays | Sitting in the seat of a chair that's just been varnished. (Rescue from Gilligan's Island; writing credit: David P. Harmon; Al Schwartz) | |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He surrounded his bed with a large screen with nine leaves varnished with Coromandel lac. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LORD, n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger, as, lord 'Aberdasher, Lord Hartisan and so forth. The traveling Briton of lesser degree is addressed as "Sir," as, Sir 'Arry Donkiboi, or 'Amstead 'Eath. The word "Lord" is sometimes used, also, as a title of the Supreme Being; but this is thought to be rather flattery than true reverence. Miss Sallie Ann Splurge, of her own accord, Wedded a wandering English lord -- Wedded and took him to dwell with her "paw," A parent who throve by the practice of Draw. Lord Cadde I don't hesitate to declare Unworthy the father-in-legal care Of that elderly sport, notwithstanding the truth That Cadde had renounced all the follies of youth; For, sad to relate, he'd arrived at the stage Of existence that's marked by the vices of age. Among them, cupidity caused him to urge Repeated demands on the pocket of Splurge, Till, wrecked in his fortune, that gentleman saw Inadequate aid in the practice of Draw, And took, as a means of augmenting his pelf, To the business of being a lord himself. His neat-fitting garments he wilfully shed And sacked himself strangely in checks instead; Denuded his chin, but retained at each ear A whisker that looked like a blasted career. He painted his neck an incarnadine hue Each morning and varnished it all that he knew. The moony monocular set in his eye Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye. His head was enroofed with a billycock hat, And his low-necked shoes were aduncous and flat. In speech he eschewed his American ways, Denying his nose to the use of his A's And dulling their edge till the delicate sense Of a babe at their temper could take no offence. His H's -- 'twas most inexpressibly sweet, The patter they made as they fell at his feet! Re-outfitted thus, Mr. Splurge without fear Began as Lord Splurge his recouping career. Alas, the Divinity shaping his end Entertained other views and decided to send His lordship in horror, despair and dismay From the land of the nobleman's natural prey. For, smit with his Old World ways, Lady Cadde Fell -- suffering Caesar! -- in love with her dad! G.J. |
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| "Varnished" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 59.74% of the time. "Varnished" is used about 77 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 59.74% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 20.78% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 18.18% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.3% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 77 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "varnished": black-varnished, brilliantly-varnished, nail-varnished, over-varnished, pre-varnished. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cabinet over painting varnished | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "varnished"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | полиран (bright, glossy, polished). (various references) | |
Chinese | 涂清漆 (Varnishing). (various references) | |
Danish | polering af lakerede ark (polishing of varnished sheets), lakeret skelet-timeviser med roer (varnished skeleton cannoned hour hand), lakeret skelet-timeviser (varnished skeleton hour hand), lakeret skelet-minutviser med trukket roer (varnished skeleton cannoned minute hand), lakeret skelet-minutviser (varnished skeleton minute hand), lakeret skelet-centrum-sekundviser med trukket roer (pressed cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), lakeret etiket (varnished label), lakeret centrum-sekundviser med paanittet roer (riveted cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), det lakerede og paatrykte hvidblik dybstanses for fremstilling af sider,bunde og laag til daaser (varnished and printed tinplate is deepdrawn for the fabrication of shells(bodies)or bottoms and lids of tin boxes). (various references) | |
Dutch | polijsten van geverniste vellen (polishing of varnished sheets), polijsten van geverniste bladen (polishing of varnished sheets), polijsten van gelakte vellen (polishing of varnished sheets), polijsten van gelakte bladen (polishing of varnished sheets), in hars gedrenkte baan (impregnated web, varnished web), gevernist etiket (varnished label), gelakt en gedrukt blik wordt diepgetrokken teneinde er wanden of bodems en deksels van bussen van te maken (varnished and printed tinplate is deepdrawn for the fabrication of shells(bodies)or bottoms and lids of tin boxes), geimpregneerde folie (impregnated sheet, laminating sheet, varnished sheet), geimpregneerd doek (impregnated sheet, laminating sheet, varnished sheet). (various references) | |
Finnish | suihke (impregnated web, varnished web), seitti (cobweb, web), laminaattilevy (impregnated sheet, impregnated web, laminate, laminating sheet, varnished sheet, varnished web), lakattu levy (impregnated sheet, impregnated web, lacquered board, laminating sheet, varnished sheet, varnished web), lakattu kalvo (impregnated web, varnished web), lakattu etiketti (varnished label). (various references) | |
French | verni. (various references) | |
German | lackierten, lackierte. (various references) | |
Greek | στίλβωση επιχρισμένων φύλλων (polishing of varnished sheets), βερνικωμένη ετικέτα (varnished label), βερνικωμένο φύλλο (impregnated web, varnished web), εμβαπτισμένο φύλλο για κατασκευή πολυστρωματικών υλικών (impregnated sheet, laminating sheet, varnished sheet), εμβαπτισμένο φύλλο (impregnated web, varnished web), ο λευκοσίδηρος,βερνικομένος και τυπωμένος,καταλήγει στην πιεστική μηχανή για να σχηματίσει σώματα ή πυθμένες και σκεπάσματα κυτίων (varnished and printed tinplate is deepdrawn for the fabrication of shells(bodies)or bottoms and lids of tin boxes). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מלוכ" (dominion, kingdom, kingship, monarchy, reign). (various references) | |
Hungarian | politúrozott, lakkozott (enamelled, japanned), fényezett (enamelled, japanned, polished). (various references) | |
Italian | nastro resinato (impregnated web, varnished web), nastro impregnato (impregnated web, varnished web), lucidatura fogli verniciati (polishing of varnished sheets), lancetta delle ore scheletrica verniciata (varnished skeleton hour hand), lancetta delle ore a tubo scheletrica verniciata (varnished skeleton cannoned hour hand), lancetta dei secondi al centro tubo ribadito scheletrica verniciata (riveted cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), lancetta dei secondi al centro tubo imbutito scheletrica verniciata (pressed cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), lancetta dei minuti scheletrica verniciata (varnished skeleton minute hand), lancetta dei minuti a tubo scheletrica verniciata (varnished skeleton cannoned minute hand), la banda stagnata verniciata e stampata è imbutita alla pressa per farne involucri o fondi e coperchi di barattoli di latta (varnished and printed tinplate is deepdrawn for the fabrication of shells(bodies)or bottoms and lids of tin boxes), foglio impregnato da stampaggio (impregnated sheet, laminating sheet, varnished sheet), etichetta verniciata (varnished label). (various references) | |
Korean | 니스로 하". (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arnishedvay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tecido impregnado para estratificados (impregnated sheet, laminating sheet, varnished sheet), rótulo envernizado (varnished label), ponteiro de segundo ao centro tubo embutido esqueleto envernizado (pressed cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), ponteiro de segundo ao centro tubo cravado esqueleto envernizado (riveted cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), ponteiro de minuto esqueleto envernizado (varnished skeleton minute hand), ponteiro de minuto com tubo esqueleto envernizado (varnished skeleton cannoned minute hand), ponteiro de hora esqueleto envernizado (varnished skeleton hour hand), ponteiro de hora com tubo esqueleto envernizado (varnished skeleton cannoned hour hand), manta impregnada (impregnated web, varnished web), a folha de flandres envernizada e impressa é cinzelada na prensa para constituir corpos ou fundos e tampas para caixas (varnished and printed tinplate is deepdrawn for the fabrication of shells(bodies)or bottoms and lids of tin boxes). (various references) | |
Russian | полировать полированный. (various references) | |
Spanish | hoja impregnada para estratificados (impregnated sheet, laminating sheet, varnished sheet), hoja impregnada (impregnated web, varnished web), etiqueta barnizada (varnished label), cinta pintada (impregnated web, varnished web), barnizado de hojas pintadas (polishing of varnished sheets), banda barnizada (impregnated web, varnished web), aguja minutera esqueleto pintada (varnished skeleton minute hand), aguja minutera de canon esqueleto pintada (varnished skeleton cannoned minute hand), aguja horaria esqueleto pintada (varnished skeleton hour hand), aguja horaria de canon esqueleto pintada (varnished skeleton cannoned hour hand), aguja de segundero central canon remachado esqueleto pintada (riveted cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand), aguja de segundero central canon embutido esqueleto pintada (pressed cannon varnished skeleton centre second hand). (various references) | |
Swedish | lackerad etikett (varnished label), impregnerat substrat (impregnated web, varnished web). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "varnished": unvarnished. (additional references) | |
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"Varnished" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: farnished, vearnished, vernished. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "varnished" (pronounced vÄ"rnisht) |
| 7 | v Ä" r n i sh t | unvarnished. |
| 6 | -Ä" r n i sh t | garnished. |
| 4 | -n i sh t | admonished, astonished, banished, diminished, finished, punished, refinished, replenished, semifinished, undiminished, unfinished, unpunished, vanished. |
| 3 | -i sh t | anguished, accomplished, blemished, brandished, impoverished, demolished, distinguished, embellished, established, extinguished, flourished, languished, lavished, nourished, perished, polished, published, reestablished, refurbished, relinquished, relished, undistinguished, unpublished, vanquished. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-i-n-r-s-v" | |
-1 letter: enravish, invaders, ravished, vanished, vanisher. | |
-2 letters: adviser, airshed, dashier, dervish, evanish, handier, hardens, hardies, hernias, hinders, invader, invades, nerdish, randies, ravined, ravines, sandier, sardine, shadier, shrined, shrived, shriven, vahines, varnish, verdins. | |
-3 letters: advise, aiders, aivers, arisen, arshin, arsine, ashier, danish, dasher, davens, davies, deairs, denari, denars, dinars, diners, divans, divers, drains, driven, drives. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-h-i-n-r-s-v" | |
+1 letter: enravished, unravished. | |
+2 letters: unvarnished. | |
+4 letters: overshadowing, underachieves. | |
+5 letters: handkerchieves, underachievers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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