shellac varnish
121lac — lac1 noun a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect, used to make varnish, shellac, etc. Origin ME: from med. L. lac, lac(c)a, from Port. laca, based on Hindi lākh or Pers. lāk. lac2 noun variant spelling of lakh …
122lacquer — [ lakə] noun 1》 a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc. 2》 the sap of the lacquer tree used to varnish wood or other materials. 3》 decorative… …
123finish — 1. verb 1) Mrs. Porter had just finished the task Syn: complete, end, conclude, stop, cease, terminate, bring to a conclusion/end/close, wind up; crown, cap, round off, put the finishing touches to; accomplish, discharge, carry out, do …
124perfuse — v 1. overspread, bespread, overlay, coat, film, cover; color, tint, tinge; paint, stain, lacquer, enamel, varnish, shellac, oil, polish; saturate, supersaturate, permeate, imbue, soak, drench, wet, dampen, moisten. 2.(of a liquid, color, etc.)… …
125veneer — [n] pretense, front appearance, coating, cover, covering, disguise, exterior, facade, face, finish, gloss, guise, layer, leaf, mask, overlay, semblance, show, surface, window dressing*; concepts 633,673,716 Ant. reality veneer [v] cover, overlay… …
126lac — ► NOUN ▪ a resinous substance secreted by an Asian insect (the lac insect), used to make varnish, shellac, etc. ORIGIN Hindi or Persian …
127shell — [OE] Shell goes back ultimately to the Germanic base *skal ‘divide, separate’, which also produced English scale, scalp, school (of fish), shale, shelter, shield, shoal (of fish), skill, and skol. Its underlying meaning is hence a ‘covering that… …
128lacquer — [lak′ər] n. [Fr laquer, earlier lacre < Port < laca, gum lac < Hindi lākh: see LAC] 1. a coating substance consisting of resinous materials, as cellulose esters or ethers, shellac, or gum or alkyd resins, dissolved in ethyl alcohol or… …
