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Lacquer - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lacquer : (noun)
1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and
used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
(verb)
1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Lacquer : \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacquered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Lacquering.]
To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Lacquer : \Lac"quer\, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg.
lacte, fr. laca lac. See Lac the resin.] [Written also
lacker.]
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol,
often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for
varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], and wood. The name is
also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the
tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental
objects are made.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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