Varnish

var'nish, n. A solution of gum, resin, etc., in oil or spirit, which gives a hard shining coat to any surface to which it is applied; glo y appearance; an artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show.— v. t. [varnished f-nisht), -nishing.] To lay varnish on; to cover with some- 1 a fair thing coloring that gives to. a* fair external appearance; to give Vary, vail, v. t. [varied (-rid), varying.] To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, or position; to change to something else, exchange, alternate; to diversify, variegate. — v. t. To alter or be altered in any manner: to suffer a partial change; to differ or be'different; to alternate; to disagree, be at variance. — Valiable, -rT-a-bl, a. Jtiaving the capacity of varying or changing j ca-; linger or ink, t , boNboN, chair, get. pable of alteration in any manner; over-susceptible of change; liable to change; changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady; versatile; inconstant. n. {Math.) A quantity which may increase crease; a quantity which admits of an infinite ber of values in the same expre ion. (Saut.) A ing wind (opp. to trade-wind), esp. in the belt tween the N. E. and S. E. trade-winds. — Variablene , -abiPity. n. State or quality of being variable; susceptibility of change; liablene or aptne to — Va'riance^ -rl-ans, n. Act or state of being variant; change of condition. {Law.) A disagreement difference between 2 parts of the same legal ceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree gether. Difference that produces controversy; agreement; di ension; discord. — At variance. disagreement; in a state of di ension or controversy; at enmity. — Va'riate, -rY-at, v. t. To make different, vary. — Variation, n. Act of ing: a partial change in the form, position, state, qualities of the same thing; the extent to which thing varies; amount or rate of change; vici itude; variety; mutation; deviation; alteration: diversity. {Miw.j Repetition of a tune or melody with various embellishments and fanciful changes. — Va'rio us, -rl-us, a. Different; diverse; several; manifold changeable: uncertain; unfixed: variegated; diversified.— Va'riously, adv.— Vari'ety, -ri'e-tT, n. ity of being various; intermixture or succe ion different things; that which is various; a number collection of different things; something varying differing from others of the same general kind versity; difference; kind.— Va/riegate, -ri-e-gat,v. To diversify in external appearance; to mark different colors; to vary, streak, stripe, checker, ple.—Va'riega'tion, n" Act of variegating or diversifying, or state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.— Varioloid, va'ri-or var'f-o-loid, a. {Med.) Resembling small-pox; pert, to the ease called varioloid. — n. {Med.) The small-pox modified by previous inoculation or vaccination. — Vari'olous, -o-lus, a. Of, pert, to, or designating, the small-pox.— Vario'rum, va-rY-c'rum. Of various persons or things; esp. (used as an adjective), taining notes by different persons. 496