shellac
shellac · shellacs
шеллак, гуммилак
Schellack
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus laccaA processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
/ʃəˈlæk/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
Schellack
шелла́кšellák, гуммила́кgummilák
(US, countable, informal, uncountable)A beating; a thrashing.
More definitions
- a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
- lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
processed secretion of the lac insect:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
processed secretion of the lac insect:
Origin
From shell + lac, calque of French laque en écailles (literally “lac in scales/shells”).From shell + lac, calque of French laque en écailles (literally “lac in scales/shells”).
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Forms
plural: shellacsSynonyms
2 synonymsE904 when used as a glazing agent
Close in meaning
- a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood:shellac varnish
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshellacker
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable