shellac /shə-lakˈ or shelˈak/

1. (also shellˈ-lac) lac (qv) in thin plates, obtained by melting seed-lac, straining and dropping, formerly used for making gramophone records
2. An old gramophone record whether or not made of shellac
3. Loosely, lac, the resin, used eg as a spirit varnish

1. To coat with shellac
2. /shə-lakˈ/ to trounce, defeat decisively (N American informal)

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