lacquer — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   varnish

   Examples

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   Had he deemed it "wisest, best," Mr. O'Donagough was not without the means of furnishing a splendid mansion in very showy style, and yet not leaving a single morsel of lacker, or or-molu, unpaid for.

   It is a solvent for nitrocellulose and vinyl chloride-acetate resins and may function as an antiblush agent in lacquers.

   Cellosolves are used as solvents for lacquers, for sealing cellophane wrapping, and in hydraulic-brake fluid.

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   In place of traditional methods in which materials such as gesso, yellow ocher, powdered earth, liquid glue, and Japan tallow were used to obtain a gloss, and transparent lacquer was rubbed into the wood to protect it, materials such as artificially produced varoids and lacquer came into widespread use.

Verb

1. To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

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   […] a strange woman stepped out of the nearest pillar in the Tomb. The woman had long curly red hair under a pillbox hat shaped like one of the lacquered discs where the Beldame had kept her spare monocles.

Noun

1. a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

   Broader terms

   gum

2. a hard glossy coating

   Broader terms

   coatingcoat

Verb

1. coat with lacquer

   Broader terms

   decorateadorngraceornamentembellishbeautify

   Examples

   A lacquered box from China