lac dye
1Lac dye — Lac Lac, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. {Lake} a color, {Lacquer}, {Litmus}.] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the {Laccifer lacca}… …
2Lac-dye — (engl., spr. läck dei) oder Färbelack, aus dem Stock oder Körnerlack ausgezogener Farbstoff, der an Feigenbäumen in Ostindien durch Stiche der Gummilackschildlaus erzeugt wird, ist das Kalziumsalz der Lakkainsäure, färbt Wolle bes. auf Zinnbeize… …
3Lac-dye — (engl., spr. läck dai), s. Lackdye …
4Lac dye — Lac dye, s. Farbstoffe, pflanzliche, Bd. 3, S. 641 …
5lac dye — noun scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac • Hypernyms: ↑dye, ↑dyestuff • Substance Meronyms: ↑stick lac * * * noun : a scarlet dye like cochineal used formerly in dyeing and pigment making and obtained from stick lac… …
6Lac — Lac, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. {Lake} a color, {Lacquer}, {Litmus}.] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the {Laccifer lacca} (formerly… …
7Lac lake — Lac Lac, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. {Lake} a color, {Lacquer}, {Litmus}.] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the {Laccifer lacca}… …
8Lac-lake — (engl., spr. läck lehk), s. Lac dye …
9lac — lac1 /lak/, n. a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Cf. shellac… …
10LAC — leading aircraftsman. * * * (as used in expressions) Lac Léman Lac Moero Saint Jean Lac * * * ▪ resinous secretion also spelled Lack, sticky, resinous secretion of the tiny lac insect, Laccifer lacca, which is a species of scale insect.… …