spar varnish
Americannoun
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a durable, weather-resistant varnish applied to unpainted wooden areas, especially on ships.
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a varnish made from sulfur, rosin, and linseed oil.
Etymology
Origin of spar varnish
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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He uses a waterproof Japanese oil-base pastel stick on a specially coated paper often stiffened with spar varnish to keep it from wrinkling.
From Time Magazine Archive
It will be necessary to protect it from the weather when not in use and frequently give it a coat of paint or spar varnish.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Claude H. Miller
The best protection for bows seems to be spar varnish.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope
The inside is coated with spar varnish to give it a wood color.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
As the keel and waring strips are put on after the canvas has been painted, they ought to receive two coats of filler and one of spar varnish.
From Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 by Various
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