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lacker |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lacker \Lack"er\, n. One who lacks or is in want From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lacker \Lack"er\, n. & v. See {Lacquer}. 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
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