| NOUN | substance | shellac | lac purified by heating and filtering |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | shellac, shellac varnish | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol | |
| VERB | contact | shellac, shellack | cover with shellac |
| Meaning | lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | lac | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects |
| Substances | stick lac | lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried |
| Spanish | laca | |
| Verbs | shellac | cover with shellac |
| Meaning | A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | shellac varnish | |
| Narrower | French polish, French polish shellac | A varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol |
| Broader | varnish | A coating / coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface |
| Substances | lac | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects |
| Spanish | goma laca | |
| Catalan | goma laca | |
| Verbs | shellac | cover with shellac |
| Meaning | Cover with shellac. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" | |
| Synonym | shellack | |
| Broader | varnish, seal | Cover with varnish |
| Spanish | lacar, laquear | |
| Catalan | lacar | |
| Nouns | shellac | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol |
| shellac | lac purified by heating and filtering | |
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