Antique Restoration Techniques

adjective describing something covered in dust or having a powdery texture

• The old library books were covered in a layer of dusty grime.
• I sneezed from all the dusty old furniture in the attic.
• I hate going into that abandoned house, it's so dusty in there.
• His memories of the past were like dusty old photographs, faded but still present.

noun a liquid preparation that is applied to a surface in a thin, transparent layer to form a hard, glossy, or protective coating

verb to apply varnish to (a surface)

• The furniture maker applied a coat of varnish to protect the wood.
• I'm going to varnish the old table to make it look new again.
• Let's varnish this project before the deadline hits.
• She tried to varnish the truth, but everyone could see through her lies.