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lac·quer (lak′ər)

noun

  1. a coating substance consisting of resinous materials, as cellulose esters or ethers, shellac, or gum or alkyd resins, dissolved in ethyl alcohol or other solvent that evaporates rapidly on application, leaving a tough, adherent film: pigments are often added to form lacquer enamels
  2. a resinous varnish obtained from certain Chinese and Japanese trees (esp. Toxicodendron verniciflua) of the cashew family, used to give a hard, smooth, highly polished finish to wood
  3. a decorative article or articles made of wood and coated with this lacquer
    in full lacquerware lac′·quer·ware′ or lacquerwork lac′·quer·work′

Etymology: Fr laquer, earlier lacre < Port < laca, gum lac < Hindi lākh: see lac

transitive verb

to coat with or as with lacquer

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lacquer Synonyms

lacquer

n.

shellac, veneer, finish; see coat 3, cover 2, varnish.


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lacquer Usage Examples

Object

  • finish: The client selected a Shaker style kitchen in lacquered cream finish with bow handles in matt nickel steel.

Converse of object

  • gloss: The fronts are finished in a high gloss lacquer whilst the reverse side is in Matt.

Adjective modifier

  • acrylic: The whole artifact is finished with a high gloss acrylic lacquer.

Modifies a noun

  • peel: Stained cellulose lacquer peel, examined under PPL illumination.

Noun used with modifier

  • cellulose: Stained cellulose lacquer peel, examined under PPL illumination.
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