3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr &
vb n. {Lacquering}.]
To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg
lacte, fr laca lac. See {Lac} the resin.] [Written also
{lacker}.]
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol,
often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like -- used for
varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], and wood. The name is
also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the
tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental
objects are made
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lacquer
n 1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and
used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
v 1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
2: coat with lacquer; as of wooden objects
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