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Yes, varnish is playable

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"Varnish" Definition

noun

A deceptively attractive external appearance; an outward show.
A paint containing a solvent and an oxidizing or evaporating binder, used to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film.
Something suggestive of or resembling varnish.
The smooth coating or gloss resulting from the application of this paint.
A liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating.

verb-transitive

To cover with varnish.
To give a deceptively attractive appearance to; gloss over.
To give a smooth and glossy finish to.

verb

To apply varnish to.
To cover or conceal (as something unpleasant) with something that gives an attractive appearance .

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