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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating v
1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Portuguese lacré sealing wax, from laca lac, from Arabic lakk, from Persian lak — more at lac Date: 1592 1. a. a spirit varnish (as shellac) b. any of various durable natural varnishes; especially a varnish obtained from an Asian sumac (Rhus verniciflua) — called also Japanese lacquer 2. any of various clear or colored synthetic organic coatings that typically dry to form a film by evaporation of the solvent; especially a solution of a cellulose derivative (as nitrocellulose) II. transitive verb (lacquered; lacquering) Date: 1688 1. to coat with or as if with lacquer 2. to give a smooth finish or appearance to ; make glossy <lacquered her hair> • lacquerer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. (also lacker) --n. 1 a sometimes coloured liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, brass, etc. 2 a chemical substance sprayed on hair to keep it in place. 3 the sap of the lacquer-tree used to varnish wood etc. --v.tr. coat with lacquer. Phrases and idioms: lacquer-tree an E. Asian tree, Rhus verniciflua, the sap of which is used as a hard-wearing varnish for wood. Derivatives: lacquerer n. Etymology: obs. F lacre sealing-wax, f. unexpl. var. of Port. laca LAC(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lacquer Lac"quer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacquered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacquering.] To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lacquer Lac"quer, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg. lacte, fr. laca lac. See Lac the resin.] [Written also lacker.] A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lacquers) 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. N-MASS

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Varnish (of shellac). II. v. a. Varnish (with lacquer), japan.

Moby Thesaurus

apply paint, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint, butter, calcimine, coat, coating, color, complexion, cover, dab, daub, deep-dye, dip, distemper, double-dye, dye, emblazon, enamel, engild, face, facing, fast-dye, film, fresco, fur, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, hue, illuminate, imbue, ingrain, japan, lay on, lay on color, paint, parget, pellicle, pigment, prime, revetment, scale, scum, shade, shadow, shellac, skin, slap on, slather, slop on paint, smear, smear on, spread on, spread with, stain, stipple, tar, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, undercoat, varnish, veneer, wash, whitewash