lacqueringn.
/ˈlakərɪŋ/ The action or process of coating with lacquer; varnishing. Also quasi-concrete, the coat of lacquer laid on.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [noun]
lacquer-work1669
japanning1688
lacquering1688
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [noun] > japan or lacquer > coat
lacquering1877
1688 G. Parker & J. Stalker Treat. Japaning xxi. 64 To make Lackering shew like Burnisht Gold.
1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 314 This is in fact rather lacquering than staining.
1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 301 Lacquering, which is the usual method of finishing brass-work.
1877 Sir R. Alcock in Art Jrnl. June 162/2 In some cases the lacquering is in relief.
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lacquering-stone n. (see quot.)
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1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) II. 104/2 In brasswork factories, a lackering-stone, with a broad flat top, is used for holding the articles which are to be heated preparatory to lackering.
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