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shellac

noun

1 shellac

Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white.

Polish: szelak

2 shellac

A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood.

synonym: shellac varnish.

Dutch: schellak

verb

1 shellac

Cover with shellac:
— She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots.

synonym: shellack.


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