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lacquer

noun

  1. liquid or powder coating material which is applied thinly to objects to form a hard finish
L323025 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to cover or coat with lacquer
L332107 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlæk.ə/ / /ˈlæk.ɚ/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed 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). Doublet of lac.

  1. A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

    Had he deemed it "wisest, best," Mr. O'Donagough was not without the means of furnishing a splendid mansion in very showy style, and yet not leaving a single morsel of lacker, or or-molu, unpaid for.

    It is a solvent for nitrocellulose and vinyl chloride-acetate resins and may function as an antiblush agent in lacquers.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed 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). Doublet of lac.

  1. To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.