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SEMI-TRANSPARENT STAIN [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

The biggest difference between a semi-transparent stain and a transparent stain or toner is the opacity. ... The semi-transparent stain has more pigment in it than the transparent stain or toner. It will impart more color onto the wood than the transparent stain or toner will and less of the grain of the wood will show through.

OBS

semitransparent stain: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

teinture semi-transparente : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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