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English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 2 senses
- shellac(n = noun.substance) - lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white;
- shellac(n = noun.artifact) shellac varnish - a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood;
Derived form verb shellac1
Derived form verb shellac1
Verb has 1 sense
- shellac(v = verb.contact) shellack - cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"
Derived form noun shellac1, noun shellac2
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CIDE DICTIONARY
, n. Array
- Lac which has been reduced to a thin crust. See the Note under 2d Lac. [1913 Webster]
- A solution of shellac{1} in alcohol or other volatile solvent, used as a varnish. [PJC]
- A phonograph record, made of a material containing shellac; -- no longer manufactured. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n. & v.
--n. lac resin melted into thin flakes and used for making varnish (cf. LAC(1)).
--v.tr. (shellacked, shellacking)
1 varnish with shellac.
2 US sl. defeat or thrash soundly.
--n. lac resin melted into thin flakes and used for making varnish (cf. LAC(1)).
--v.tr. (shellacked, shellacking)
1 varnish with shellac.
2 US sl. defeat or thrash soundly.
Etymology
SHELL + LAC, transl. F laque en {eacute}cailles lac in thin plates