Shellac - Definition
shellac
n 1: lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin
orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
2: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to
finish wood [syn: shellac, shellac varnish]
v 1: cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to
protect it from water spots" [syn: shellac, shellack]