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Shellac Common

Shellac has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
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

3

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

Verb
1

cover with shellac

"She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

2

To coat with shellac.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
lac varnish
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
French polish
Rhyming Words
lac flac plac lilac tarlac sanilac seedlac gum lac entrelac flicflac cadillac seed lac sticklac ketorolac stick lac sonora lac garnet lac ceylon lac fond du lac common lilac
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