The clarity, strength, and brightness of a color or varnish.

A colorless or colored ceramic glaze having high gloss.

A dip used to give a bright surface to brasses; often a mixture of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid,

Descriptive of freshly cut lumber or veneer which is not discolored.

A path, cleared and compacted, reserved for riding horses and barred to vehicles.

A wooden member fastened between or across floor joists to stiffen them or to carry a partition.