lavage vs varnish

lavage

noun
  • A washing of a hollow organ. 

  • A washing. 

verb
  • To wash a hollow organ 

varnish

noun
  • A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film. 

  • Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance. 

  • A deceptively showy appearance. 

verb
  • To make something superficially or deceptively attractive 

  • To gloss over a defect. 

  • To cover up with varnish. 

  • To apply varnish. 

How often have the words lavage and varnish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )