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shellacked

Variant of shellac

or shellack

noun

  1. refined lac, a resin usually produced in thin, flaky layers or shells and used in making varnish, phonograph records, insulating materials, etc.
  2. a thin, usually clear kind of varnish containing this resin and alcohol

transitive verb shellacked, shellacking

  1. to apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
  2. Slang
    1. to beat
    2. to defeat decisively

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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