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1. (n.) lac
a resinous deposit secreted on certain trees by a female scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of S Asia, and used chiefly in varnishes.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Hindi lākh; cf. Skt lāk&sdotbelow;ā)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lac
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
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1. (noun) lac
alt. of Lakh
2. (noun) lac
a resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. lac
a term employed in India for a hundred thousand, a crore amounting to 100 lacs, usually of money.
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