n. Lac as used in dyeing.n. An opaque varnish containing lac, properly so called.n. Decorative work colored and then varnished so as to produce a hard, polished appearance like that of enamel.n. A resinous varnish obtained from the Rhus vernicifera by making incisions in the bark.n. Lacquer-ware; articles of wood which have been ornamented by coating with lacquer.To varnish; treat or decorate with lacquer.n. crude lacquer, the sap of the Rhus vernicifera of Japan.n. lacquer colored with lampblack, used for drawing fine lines in the shading of feathers, hair, etc., on gold lacquer.n. a variety of Japanese lacquer with small gold fiakes in irregular clusters. See nashiji lacquer.n. a pure lacquer freed from water, exposed to the light, and stirred till it becomes black: used as a basis, or undercoating, on which the finishing lacquer is afterward placed.n. a variety of Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold, in imitation of the skin of a pear. Also called a venturin lacquer.n. a pure lacquer to which has been added water which had been used with a whetstone and contains fine particles of the stone in suspension: used on cheap ware.n. a variety of Japanese lacquer of a pure black or greenish-black color.n. a dark-green varnish made by adding to branchlacquer a small proportion of tooth-dye, which is prepared by boiling rice-vinegar in which iron filings have been placed, and by afterward exposing it to the rays of the sun for several days.n. a variety of Japanese lacquer produced by mixing oil with the sap of the lacqner-tree (Rhus vernicifera). It is of a yellowish color and needs no polishing. When applied to furniture, being transparent, it shows the natural grain of the wood beneath.n. a Japanese lacquer of a pure red color: same as coral or vermilion lacquer (which see, under coral).n. a red lacquer which requires no final polishing. See shunuri lacquer.n. a red cinnabar lacquer with carved decoration, made in China.n. a variety of Japanese lacquer with marbled or veined effects in various colors.n. varnish obtained from the branches of the lacquer-tree; branch-lacquer. See seshime lacquer, under lacquer.
