Shellac Definition & Meaning
shellac
- noun
- lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
- a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
- verb
- cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"
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"winslow homer shellac"
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- What does shellac mean?
- lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"
- What part of speech is shellac?
- Shellac is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does shellac have?
- Shellac has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).