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shellac |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shell-lac \Shell"-lac`\, Shellac \Shel"lac`\, n. [Shell + lac a resinous substance; cf D. shellak, G. schellack.] See the Note under 2d {Lac}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shellac n 1: lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white 2: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood [syn: {shellac varnish}] v : cover with shellac, as of wooden objects; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"
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