varnish
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Nonfarmale’s transfer was deemed perfectly done, but discolored varnish was removed, holes and cracks were repaired, and, as is modern practice, restored areas were made congruent with the rest by delicate watercolor cross-hatching.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
“I did my best to strip the varnish away,” Sheff writes.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025
Such resin was used as a preservative in wine and, in Egypt, as incense and as varnish on funerary equipment of the New Kingdom era.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
By mixing this material with varnish, it could be applied as a paint.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
With Atal’s help she drew off some of the sticky, resinous sap, and then came the long process of boiling, dissolving, boiling again, until the varnish was ready to use.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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