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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