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lacquer |
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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