oil varnish
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then stir in five ounces of glycerine, ten ounces of turpentine, and five ounces of linseed oil varnish.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
SACQUIN, ——, Paris, 1830-60, made several excellent instruments; oil varnish of good quality, neat work, "Strad" pattern, name branded on back, inside.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George
Of course I mean oil varnish, but am apt to forget this age of cheapness, which flies to easily put on, quick-drying, cheap spirit.
From Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. by Mayson, Walter H. (Walter Henry)
It may be described as precisely the reverse of the oil varnish; it is hard and unyielding.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George
But to what oil varnish is not my present purpose; why should I seek to close the door on research and on experiment?
From Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. by Mayson, Walter H. (Walter Henry)
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