shellac — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

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

   الاستعمال

   • معدود
   • غير معدود

   أمثلة

   But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   At the turn of the century, the ever-expanding electrical industry was running low on shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug which could be used as an insulating material.

2. A beating; a thrashing.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • معدود
   • غير رسمي
   • غير معدود

فعل

1. To coat with shellac.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

2. To beat; to thrash.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • غير رسمي
   • متعدٍ

3. To inflict a heavy defeat upon.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • غير رسمي
   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked.

   In another the Mets were shellacked, 9-1, with a stray ninth-inning home run by Strawberry after two outs, preventing a shutout.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   [Former Arizona GOP Senator Jeff Flake] warns Republicans could be on track for a shellacking in the midterms[.]

اسم

1. lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   lac

2. a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

   مرادفات

   shellac varnish

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   varnish

فعل

1. cover with shellac

   مرادفات

   shellack

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   varnishseal

   أمثلة

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