 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lacquer
noun
1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and
used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
verb: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, noun [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 shellac 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lacquering}.]
To cover with lacquer. ''Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "lacquer":
apply paint, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint,
butter, calcimine, coat, coating, color, complexion, cover, dab,
daub, deep-dye, dip, distemper, double-dye, dye, emblazon, enamel,
engild, face, facing, fast-dye, film, fresco, fur, gild, glaze,
gloss, grain, hue, illuminate, imbue, ingrain, japan, lay on,
lay on color, paint, parget, pellicle, pigment, prime, revetment,
scale, scum, shade, shadow, shellac, skin, slap on, slather,
slop on paint, smear, smear on, spread on, spread with, stain,
stipple, tar, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, undercoat,
varnish, veneer, wash, whitewash
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