sheen vs varnish

sheen

noun
  • A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface. 

  • Splendor; radiance; shininess. 

  • The letter ش in the Arabic script. 

adj
  • Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny. 

verb
  • To shine; to glisten. 

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 sheen and varnish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )