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1. (n.) lacquer
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent sometimes with pigment added.
2. lacquer
any of various resinous varnishes used to produce a highly polished, lustrous surface on wood.
3. lacquer
Also called lacquer&syl;ware. ware, esp. of wood, coated with such a varnish and often inlaid.
4. (v.t.) lacquer
to coat with lacquer.
5. 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.
Etymology: (1535–45; var. of lachrymal)
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1. (noun) lacquer
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
2. (verb) lacquer
a hard glossy coating
3. (verb) lacquer
coat with lacquer
"A lacquered box from China"
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1. (noun) lacquer
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
2. (verb) lacquer
to cover with lacquer
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Sense: a type of varnish
He painted the iron table with black lacquer.
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 Afrikaans: vernis |
 Arabic: وَرْنيش، دِهان محلول اللك |
 Bulgarian: лак |
 Brazilian: laca |
 Czech: lak |
 German: der Lack |
 Danish: lak |
 Greek: βερνίκι, λούστρο |
 Spanish: laca |
 Estonian: lakk |
 Farsi: لاک الکل |
 Finnish: lakka |
 French: laque |
 Hebrew: לַכָּה |
 Hindi: रोगन, प्रलाक्ष, लाख का का |
 Croatian: lak |
 Hungarian: lakk |
 Indonesian: pernis |
 Icelandic: lakk |
 Italian: lacca, (vernice alla cell |
 Japanese: ラッカー |
 Korean: 래커(도료), 수지 바니시 |
 Lithuanian: lakas, politūra |
 Latvian: laka |
 Malay: sampang |
 Dutch: lak |
 Norwegian: lakk(ferniss) |
 Polish: lakier, emalia |
 Persian: لاک الکل |
 Pashto: يو نوع لاك يا رنګ |
 Portuguese: laca |
 Romanian: lac |
 Russian: лак |
 Slovak: lak |
 Slovenian: lak |
 Serbian: lak |
 Swedish: lack[fernissa] |
 Thai: น้ำมันขัดเงา |
 Turkish: vernik |
 Taiwanese: 亮光漆 |
 Ukrainian: лак |
 Urdu: ایک قسم کا وارنش |
 Vietnamese: sơn mài |
 Chinese: 漆 |
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