shellac

shel·lac also shel·lack  (sh-lk)

n.

1. A purified lac in the form of thin yellow or orange flakes, often bleached white and widely used in varnishes, paints, inks, sealants, and formerly in phonograph records.

2. A thin varnish made by dissolving this substance in denatured alcohol, used to finish wood.

3. An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm.

tr.v.

1. shel·lacked also shel·lacked, shel·lack·ing also shel·lack·ing, shel·lacs also shel·lacks To coat or finish with shellac.

2. Slang

a. To strike repeatedly and severely; batter.

b. To defeat decisively.

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[shel(l) + lac (translation of French laque en écailles, lac in thin plates).]

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shellac [ʃəˈlæk ˈʃɛlæk]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a yellowish resin secreted by the lac insect, esp a commercial preparation of this used in varnishes, polishes, and leather dressings

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Also called shellac varnish a varnish made by dissolving shellac in ethanol or a similar solvent

3. a gramophone record based on shellac

vb -lacs, -lacking, -lacked (tr)

1. to coat or treat (an article) with a shellac varnish

2. US slang to defeat completely

[shell + lac¹, translation of French laque en écailles, literally: lac in scales, that is, in thin plates]

shellacker  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shellac - lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white lac - resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax stick lac - lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried
	2.	shellac - a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood shellac varnish French polish shellac, French polish - a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol varnish - a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface lac - resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
Verb	1.	shellac - cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" shellack varnish, seal - cover with varnish

Translations

shellac [ʃəˈlæk] N → goma f (laca f)

shellac [ʃəˈlæk ˈʃɛlæk] n (= varnish) → gomme-laque f

shellac vb: pret, ptp <shellacked>

n → Schellack m

vt

(= varnish) → mit Schellack behandeln

(US sl: = defeat utterly) → fertigmachen (inf); (= beat) → vermöbeln (inf); to get a shellacking → eins auf die Schnauze kriegen (inf); (= beating also) → eine Tracht Prügel kriegen