1) American musical trio 2) Beat badly 3) Beat decisively 4) Brush-on wood finish 5) Cover with shellac 6) Deck protection 7) Defeat decisively 8) Defeat, sportswise 9) Finish, of a sort 10) Floor finish 11) He calls out for varnish 12) Insect-derived wood finish 13) Really whip 14) Really whomp 15) Resin used in varnishes
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1) Beat 2) Cream 3) Drub 4) Resin 5) Slaughter 6) Stomp 7) Tromp 8) Trounce
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Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes (pictured at right), which are dissolved in ethanol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac functions as a tough natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-b...
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• (n.) See the Note under 2d Lac.
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A resinous varnish obtained from the lac insect and used in japanning.
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commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes, made from the secretions of the lac insect, a tiny scale insect, Laccifer lacca (see lac). ... [3 related articles]
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A transparent coating made by dissolving lac, a resinous secretion of the lac bug (a scale insect that thrives in tropical countries, especially India), in alcohol.
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A resinous excretion of an insect, Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca (family Coccidae). The insects suck the juice of various resiniferous Asiatic (chiefly Indian) trees and excrete and deposit 'stick-lac.' shellac softens at a low temperature. It has many nonmedicinal uses and is also used to coat confections and tablets and in dental materials, e.g., im...
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A coating made from purified lac dissolved in alcohol, often bleached white.
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Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing knots and other purposes. A natural resin, usually in the form of thin flakes.
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Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing kn
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1 Varnish made from the secretions of a scale insect on trees in India and the Middle East. It was used by European craftsmen to imitate Oriental lacquer. Shellac, dissolved in alcohol, is also used in french polishing on furniture. 2 Early form of plastic, invented 1868 and used to make gramophone records and moulded ornaments.
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A natural resin refined and dissolved in alcohol and used as a wood finish or sealer.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: shĕ-lak′ Definitions: 1. A resinous excretion of an insect, Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca (family Coccidae). The insects suck the juice of various resiniferous Asiatic (chiefly Indian) trees and excrete and deposit 'stick-lac.' Shellac softens at a low temperature. It has many nonmedicinal uses and is also used to ...
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Shellac is a resin used to make varnish. It is derived from the lac insect.
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Shellac is slang for to beat, defeat completely.
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A yellow resin formed from secretions of the LAC insect, used in making varnish.
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n] - lac purified by heating and filtering 2. [n] - a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol 3. [v] - cover with shellac, as of wooden objects
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A coating made from purified lac dissolved in alcohol, often bleached white.
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noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
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noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
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Resin derived from secretions of the lac insect
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Derived from a resinous substance called Lac. Used as a sealer and finish for floors, for sealing knots and other purposes. A natural resin, usually in the form of thin flakes.
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commercially cleaned lac made into flakes or sheets. Lac is the yellowish/reddish-brown resinous substance produced from the epidermal glands of the lac insect, Tacchardia lacca. Lac is a resin that has many industrial and scientific uses.
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a liquid used to give a shiny, smooth appearance to wood and other surfaces
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