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lacquer
[ lak-er ]
noun
- a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- any of various resinous varnishes, especially a resinous varnish obtained from a Japanese tree, Rhus verniciflua, used to produce a highly polished, lustrous surface on wood or the like.
- Also called lacquer ware,. ware, especially of wood, coated with such a varnish, and often inlaid:
They collected fine Japanese lacquers.
- Slang. any volatile solvent that produces euphoria when inhaled.
verb (used with object)
- to coat with lacquer.
- to cover, as with facile or fluent words or explanations cleverly worded, etc.; obscure the faults of; gloss (often followed by over ):
The speech tended to lacquer over the terrible conditions.
lacquer
/ ˈlækə /
noun
- a hard glossy coating made by dissolving cellulose derivatives or natural resins in a volatile solvent
- a black resinous substance, obtained from certain trees, used to give a hard glossy finish to wooden furniture
- lacquer treelacquer tree Also calledvarnish tree an E Asian anacardiaceous tree, Rhus verniciflua, whose stem yields a toxic exudation from which black lacquer is obtained
- Also calledhair lacquer a mixture of shellac and alcohol for spraying onto the hair to hold a style in place
- art decorative objects coated with such lacquer, often inlaid
verb
- tr to apply lacquer to
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Derived Forms
- ˈlacquerer, noun
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Other Words From
- lacquer·er noun
- re·lacquer verb (used with object)
- un·lacquered adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lacquer1
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Example Sentences
You end up with a shiny mahogany lacquer that tastes as good as it looks.
The lacquer cures for 72 hours, and then is sanded by hand to buff out any imperfections.
Azature has produced a black, glittering lacquer that contains 267 carats in the polish itself.
We both ordered grilled cheese for lunch and realized we were wearing the same color of nail lacquer.
It was a surface of polished lacquer, darker than the night, and powdered thick with the gold of reflected stars.
Then I came out beyond to a small temple on a mound, a sort of pointed roof on a circle of lacquer pillars.
I was about to lacquer some children's large blocks, playing blocks.
What did you notice in the garage when you entered it to lacquer those blocks?
You had reached the point at which you said you entered the garage to, did you say, lacquer some blocks which you had prepared?
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