Meaning of LACQUER
| Pronunciation: | | 'lakur
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- [n] a hard glossy coating
- [n] a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- [v] coat with lacquer; as of wooden objects
- [v] coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
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| | See Also: | | adorn, beautify, coat, coating, decorate, embellish, grace, gum, japan, japan, ornament, seal, varnish | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lac"quer\, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg.
lacte, fr. laca lac. See {Lac} the resin.] [Written also
{lacker}.]
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol,
often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for
varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], 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.
\Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lacquering}.]
To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.
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