shellac

Plural: shellacs

Noun

• lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
• a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
• A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
• A beating; a thrashing.

Verb

Verb Forms: shellacked, shellacking, shellacs

• To cover with shellac, a thin, glossy varnish.
• cover with shellac
  • "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"
• To coat with shellac.
• To beat; to thrash.
• To inflict a heavy defeat upon.

Examples

• He decided to SHELLAC his opponent’s strategy with an unexpected, high-scoring word.

Synonyms

shellac varnish, shellack, E904 when used as a glazing agent

Anagrams of shellac