Lacquer is a special liquid which is painted on wood or metal in order to protect it and to make it shiny.
We put on the second coating of lacquer.
Only the finest lacquers are used for finishes.
Synonyms: varnish, wax, glaze, enamel More Synonyms of lacquer
2. mass noun
Lacquer is a clear sticky liquid that you spray on your hair in order to hold it in place.
[British]regional note: in AM, use hairspray
lacquer in British English
(ˈlækə)
noun
1.
a hard glossy coating made by dissolving cellulose derivatives or natural resins in a volatile solvent
2.
a black resinous substance, obtained from certain trees, used to give a hard glossyfinish to wooden furniture
3. lacquer tree
4. Also called: hair lacquer
a mixture of shellac and alcohol for spraying onto the hair to hold a style in place
5. art
decorative objects coated with such lacquer, often inlaid
verb
6. (transitive)
to apply lacquer to
Derived forms
lacquerer (ˈlacquerer)
noun
Word origin
C16: from obsolete French lacre sealing wax, from Portuguese lacalac1
lacquer in American English
(ˈlækər)
noun
1.
a coating substance consisting of resinous materials, as cellulose esters or ethers, shellac, or gum or alkyd resins, dissolved in ethyl alcohol or other solvent that evaporates rapidly on application, leaving a tough, adherent film: pigments are often added to form lacquer enamels
2.
a resinous varnish obtained from certain Chinese and Japanese trees (esp. Toxicodendron verniciflua) of the cashew family, used to give a hard, smooth, highly polished finish to wood
3.
a decorative article or articles made of wood and coated with this lacquer
: in full ˈlacquerˌware, ˈlacquerˌwork
verb transitive
4.
to coat with or as with lacquer
Derived forms
lacquerer (ˈlacquerer)
noun
Word origin
Fr laquer, earlier lacre < Port < laca, gum lac < Hindi lākh: see lac
lacquer in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(lækər)
Word forms: (regular plural) lacquers
noun (count) (noncount)
(Pharmaceutical: Ingredients)
A lacquer is a clear or colored synthetic coating for tablets made by dissolving nitrocellulose or other cellulose derivatives.
The lacquer coating on the tablet contains cellulose.
The cellulose lacquer gives shine to the tablet surface.
A lacquer is a clear or colored synthetic coating for tablets made by dissolving nitrocelluloseor other cellulose derivatives.
Examples of 'lacquer' in a sentence
lacquer
Real wood doors come in painted and lacquered finishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You might have to settle for an executive lunch delivered in a lacquered box.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The metal frame holds drawers and shelves in teak and lacquered wood.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The courtiers joke and idle and cross their legs in the lacquered wood waiting rooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Striped lacquered metal doors section off a large closet and are the first thing you see on entering the apartment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The lacquered cream cabinet sits on an elm stand, and there are four removable shelves inside.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There has, for example, been a move away from spray lacquer to natural wood.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
lacquer
British English: lacquer /ˈlækə/ NOUN
Lacquer is a special type of liquid which is put on wood or metal to protect it and make it shiny.
We put on the second coating of lacquer.
American English: lacquer
Arabic: وِرْنِيشُ الِلّك
Brazilian Portuguese: laca
Chinese: 漆
Croatian: lak
Czech: lak
Danish: lak
Dutch: lak
European Spanish: laca
Finnish: lakka
French: laque peinture
German: Lack
Greek: λάκα
Italian: lacca
Japanese: ラッカー
Korean: 래커
Norwegian: lakk
Polish: lakier
European Portuguese: laca
Romanian: lac
Russian: лак
Latin American Spanish: laca
Swedish: lack
Thai: น้ำมันแลกเกอร์
Turkish: lake
Ukrainian: лак
Vietnamese: sơn mài
Chinese translation of 'lacquer'
lacquer
(ˈlækəʳ)
n(c/u)
(= finish) 漆 (qī)
(Brit) (also hair lacquer) 发(髮)胶(膠) (fàjiāo)
美 = hairspray
(noun)
Definition
a black resin, obtained from certain trees, used to give a hard glossy finish to wooden furniture
We put on the second coating of lacquer.
Synonyms
varnish
The varnish comes in six natural shades.
wax
glaze
hand-painted tiles with decorative glazes
enamel
resin
shellac
japan
Additional synonyms
in the sense of glaze
Definition
a protective shiny coating applied to a piece of pottery