Definition of shellac

noun (n)

• lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white (noun.substance)

  source: wordnet30
• a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: shellac varnish
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• cover with shellac (verb.contact)

  Synonym: shellack
  

  Example:
  She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots.
  

  source: wordnet30

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