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shellac

DEFINITIONS OF: shellac

1

n lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

Type of:
lac
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax

n a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

Synonyms:
shellac varnish
Types:
French polish, French polish shellac
a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol
Type of:
varnish
a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

v cover with shellac

“She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots”
Synonyms:
shellack
Type of:
seal, varnish
cover with varnish
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