shellac
IPA: ʃˈɛɫæk
noun
- A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- (informal, US) A beating; a thrashing.
verb
- (transitive) To coat with shellac.
- (informal, US, transitive) To beat; to thrash.
- (informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.
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Examples of "shellac" in Sentences
- Shellac flakes are hard to find now.
- Shellac is not a urea formaldehyde resin.
- Shellac is used as a binder in India ink.
- Another consumer of shellac is sealing wax.
- Breakage was very common in the shellac era.
- The remaining shellac layers are quite thin.
- After this, the plate was coated with shellac.
- They were not, but were much less brittle and breakable than shellac.
- Perhaps the spray from his orange-tan or hair shellac is getting to him.
- Pigmented shellac is the typical interior sealer (seals crayon, magic marker, etc).
- The important things are to keep the shellac cup and brush for _shellac only_, (indeed, it is
- The suggestion for white pigmented shellac is a good one, but not for the purpose of sealing the algae in, but to keep moisture out.
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