Shellac

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A purified lac in the form of thin yellow or orange flakes, often bleached white and widely used in varnishes, paints, inks, sealants, and formerly in phonograph records.
  • n. A thin varnish made by dissolving this substance in denatured alcohol, used to finish wood.
  • n. An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm.
  • v. To coat or finish with shellac.
  • v. Slang To strike repeatedly and severely; batter.
  • v. Slang To defeat decisively.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
  • v. To coat something with shellac.
  • v. To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Lac which has been reduced to a thin crust. See the Note under 2d lac.
  • n. A solution of shellac{1} in alcohol or other volatile solvent, used as a varnish.
  • n. A phonograph record, made of a material containing shellac; -- no longer manufactured.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Seed-lac melted and formed into thin plates. This is the form in which it is generally sold for making varnish and the like. See lac.
  • To coat with shellac.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cover with shellac
  • n. lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
  • n. a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
  • Equivalent
    shell-lac   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    varnish    seal    lac   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    shellacking    shellacked    lac   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    glazing agent    E904   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lacker    dammar    sandarach    asphaltum    retouch    turpentine    magnesite    golden-tinged    copal    benzoin