lacquer
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).
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editNoun
editlacquer (countable and uncountable, plural lacquers)
- A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
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editglossy, resinous material used as a surface coating
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Verb
editlacquer (third-person singular simple present lacquers, present participle lacquering, simple past and past participle lacquered)
- To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.
Translations
editto apply a lacquer to something
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Further reading
edit- “lacquer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “lacquer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “lacquer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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- en:Gums and resins
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