Definitions for lacquerˈlæk ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lac•querˈlæk ər(n.)
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent sometimes with pigment added.
Category: Furniture
any of various resinous varnishes used to produce a highly polished, lustrous surface on wood.
Category: Furniture
Also called lac′quer•ware`. ware, esp. of wood, coated with such a varnish and often inlaid.
Category: Furniture
(v.t.)to coat with lacquer.
to cover, as with facile or fluent words or explanations cleverly worded, etc.; obscure the faults of; gloss (often fol. by over):
The speech tended to lacquer over the terrible conditions.
Origin of lacquer:
1570–80; earlier leckar, laker < Pg lacre, lacar, alter. of laca < Ar lakk < Pers lâklac1
lac′quer•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
lacquer(noun)
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
lacquer(verb)
a hard glossy coating
lacquer(verb)
coat with lacquer
"A lacquered box from China"
Wiktionary
lacquer(Noun)
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
lacquer(Noun)
A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.
lacquer(Verb)
To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.
Webster Dictionary
Lacquer(noun)
a varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, 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
Lacquer(verb)
to cover with lacquer
Translations for lacquer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vernisAfrikaans
- وَرْنيش، دِهان محلول اللكArabic
- лакBulgarian
- lacaPortuguese (BR)
- lakCzech
- der LackGerman
- lakDanish
- βερνίκι, λούστροGreek
- lacaSpanish
- lakkEstonian
- لاک الکلFarsi
- lakkaFinnish
- laqueFrench
- לַכָּהHebrew
- रोगन, प्रलाक्ष, लाख का कामHindi
- lakCroatian
- lakkHungarian
- pernisIndonesian
- lakkIcelandic
- lacca, (vernice alla cellulosa)Italian
- ラッカーJapanese
- 래커(도료), 수지 바니시Korean
- lakas, politūraLithuanian
- lakaLatvian
- sampangMalay
- lakDutch
- lakk(ferniss)Norwegian
- lakier, emaliaPolish
- لاک الکلPersian
- يو نوع لاك يا رنګPashto
- lacaPortuguese
- lacRomanian
- лакRussian
- lakSlovak
- lakSlovenian
- lakSerbian
- lack[fernissa]Swedish
- น้ำมันขัดเงาThai
- vernikTurkish
- 亮光漆Chinese (Trad.)
- лакUkrainian
- ایک قسم کا وارنشUrdu
- sơn màiVietnamese
- 漆Chinese (Simp.)
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