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ALL meanings of lacquer

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  • noun lacquer A liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc. 1
  • noun lacquer varnish 1
  • noun lacquer hairspray 1
  • transitive verb lacquer coat with lacquer, varnish 1
  • transitive verb lacquer use hairspray on 1
  • noun lacquer a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added. 1
  • noun lacquer any of various resinous varnishes, especially a resinous varnish obtained from a Japanese tree, Rhus verniciflua, used to produce a highly polished, lustrous surface on wood or the like. 1
  • noun lacquer Also called lacquer ware, lacquerware. ware, especially of wood, coated with such a varnish, and often inlaid: They collected fine Japanese lacquers. 1
  • noun lacquer Slang. any volatile solvent that produces euphoria when inhaled. 1
  • verb with object lacquer to coat with lacquer. 1
  • verb with object lacquer to cover, as with facile or fluent words or explanations cleverly worded, etc.; obscure the faults of; gloss (often followed by over): The speech tended to lacquer over the terrible conditions. 1
  • variable noun lacquer Lacquer is a special liquid which is painted on wood or metal in order to protect it and to make it shiny. 0
  • noun lacquer Lacquer is a clear sticky liquid that you spray on your hair in order to hold it in place. 0
  • noun lacquer a hard glossy coating made by dissolving cellulose derivatives or natural resins in a volatile solvent 0
  • noun lacquer a black resinous substance, obtained from certain trees, used to give a hard glossy finish to wooden furniture 0
  • noun lacquer a mixture of shellac and alcohol for spraying onto the hair to hold a style in place 0
  • noun lacquer decorative objects coated with such lacquer, often inlaid 0
  • verb lacquer to apply lacquer to 0
  • noun lacquer a coating substance consisting of resinous materials, as cellulose esters or ethers, shellac, or gum or alkyd resins, dissolved in ethyl alcohol or other solvent that evaporates rapidly on application, leaving a tough, adherent film: pigments are often added to form lacquer enamels 0
  • noun lacquer a resinous varnish obtained from certain Chinese and Japanese trees (esp. Toxicodendron verniciflua) of the cashew family, used to give a hard, smooth, highly polished finish to wood 0
  • noun lacquer a decorative article or articles made of wood and coated with this lacquer 0
  • verb transitive lacquer to coat with or as with lacquer 0
  • noun lacquer A lacquer is a clear or colored synthetic coating for tablets made by dissolving nitrocellulose or other cellulose derivatives. 0
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