| NOUN | artifact | shellac varnish, shellac | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol |
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| Meaning | A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood. | |
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| Synonym | shellac | |
| 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 | |
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