- shellacks
- n. lac that has been purified and processed into thin sheets or flakes; varnish made from processed lac dissolved in alcohol (also shellac)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
shellacks
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shellac — [ʃə lak] noun lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. verb (shellacks, shellacking, shellacked) 1》 [often as adjective shellacked] varnish with shellac. 2》 N. Amer. informal defeat decisively. Origin C17: from … English new terms dictionary
