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Lacquer

Lacquer Meaning & Definition
Lacquer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lacquer?

[n] a hard glossy coating
[n] a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
[v] coat with lacquer; as of wooden objects
[v] coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lacquer:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lacquer: apply paint | bedaub | bedizen | begild | besmear | brush on paint | butter | calcimine | coat | coating | color | complexion | cover | dab | daub | deep-dye | dip | distemper | double-dye | dye | emblazon | enamel | engild | face | facing | fast-dye | film | fresco | fur | gild | glaze | gloss | grain | hue | illuminate | imbue | ingrain | japan | lay on | lay on color | paint | parget | pellicle | pigment | prime | revetment | scale | scum | shade | shadow | shellac | skin | slap on | slather | slop on paint | smear | smear on | spread on | spread with | stain | stipple | tar | tinct | tincture | tinge | tint | tone | undercoat | varnish | veneer | wash | whitewash

See Also | adorn | beautify | coat | coating | decorate | embellish | grace | gum | japan | japan | ornament | seal | varnish

Lacquer In Webster's Dictionary

\Lac"quer\, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg. lacte, fr. laca lac. See {Lac} the resin.] [Written also {lacker}.] A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.
\Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacquering}.] To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.

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