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• Varnish roan — describes an Appaloosa horse with coloration similar to roan, but with some changes in color over the years, though not to the extreme of a gray. Varnish roans are born with a dark base coat color, usually with some Appaloosa spotting. As the… …   Wikipedia

• varnish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shellac, lac, lacquer; spar; gloss, mitigation, whitewash, excuse. v. t. shellac, lacquer, etc.; palliate, glaze, gloss, excuse, whitewash; finish. See smoothness, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Colors… …   English dictionary for students

• Desert varnish — in Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Desert varnish, or rock varnish is a orange yellow to black coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid environments. Desert varnish is usually around one micron thick and present nanometre …   Wikipedia

• desert varnish — the dark, lustrous coating or crust, usually of manganese and iron oxides, that forms on rocks, pebbles, etc., when exposed to weathering in the desert. Also called desert polish. [1900 05] * * * or patina Thin, dark red to black mineral coating… …   Universalium

• rock varnish — noun a dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts Syn: desert varnish …   Wiktionary

• desert varnish — noun Date: circa 1898 a dark coating which is found on rocks after long exposure in desert regions and whose color is due to iron and manganese oxides …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rock varnish —    A thin, dark, shiny film or coating, composed of iron oxide accompanied by traces of manganese oxide and silica, formed on the surfaces of pebbles, boulders, and other rock fragments, commonly on rock outcrops in arid regions. It is believed… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• desert varnish — /ˈdɛzət vanɪʃ/ (say dezuht vahnish) noun a dark coating, composed principally of fine grained clay minerals, found on rocks or stone in arid regions …  

• desert varnish — noun or desert polish : a dark coating or polish found on rocks and pebbles after long exposure in desert regions …   Useful english dictionary

• Night Watch (painting) — This article is about the Rembrandt painting. For other uses, see Night Watch (disambiguation). De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch) Artist Rembrandt Year 1642 Type Oil on canvas …   Wikipedia

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