a yellowish resin secreted by the lac insect, esp a commercial preparation of this used in varnishes, polishes, and leather dressings
2. Also called: shellac varnish
a varnish made by dissolving shellac in ethanol or a similar solvent
3.
a gramophone record based on shellac
verbWord forms: -lacs, -lacking or -lacked(transitive)
4.
to coat or treat (an article) with a shellac varnish
5. US slang
to defeat completely
Derived forms
shellacker (shelˈlacker)
noun
Word origin
C18: shell + lac1, translation of French laque en écailles, literally: lac in scales, that is, in thin plates
Examples of 'shellac varnish' in a sentence
shellac varnish
As expected, polyurethane varnish was much more durable than shellac varnish.
Kristýna Šimůnková, Miloš Pánek, Aleš Zeidler 2018, 'Comparison of Selected Properties of Shellac Varnish for Restoration and PolyurethaneVarnish for Reconstruction of Historical Artefacts', Coatingshttp://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/8/4/119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)