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Word: Lacquer
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (denoting lac): from obsolete French lacre ‘sealing wax’, from Portuguese laca (see lac)
ˈlakə
a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc.
Short Definition:liquid that dries to form hard coating
Examples:- shot-blasted mild steel finished in grey mottled epoxy lacquer
- canned lacquers which dry by solvent evaporation
the sap of the lacquer tree used as a varnish.
Short Definition:sap of lacquer tree
a solution sprayed on to a person's hair to keep it in place; hairspray
Short Definition:hairspray
Examples:- rows of peroxide curls rigid with lacquer
Word: Lacquer
Speech Type: Verb
ˈlakə
coat with lacquer
Short Definition:coat with lacquer
Examples:- the object was lacquered to protect the finish
- this rattan furniture has been lacquered, making it suitable for indoors and out
spray (hair) with hairspray.
Short Definition:spray hair with lacquer
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