单词 | lacquer |
释义 | lacquer n. & v. (also lacker) --n   1. a sometimes coloured liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, brass, etc.   2. a chemical substance sprayed on hair to keep it in place.   3. the sap of the lacquer-tree used to varnish wood etc. --vtr. coat with lacquer. Phrases and idioms lacquer-tree an E. Asian tree, Rhus verniciflua, the sap of which is used as a hard-wearing varnish for wood. Derivatives lacquerer n. Etymology: obs. F lacre sealing-wax, f. unexpl. var. of Port. laca LAC(1) |
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