a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
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a hard glossy coating
<noun.artifact> [ verb ]
coat with lacquer
<verb.creation> A lacquered box from China
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 shellac 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.
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacquering}.] To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.
The 14th century Yuan period red lacquer dish decorated with melons and heavily veined foliage, for instance, was probably painstakingly built up and carved over a period of years.
He dries the droppings in a microwave; whacks on four coats of lacquer; fits a silver clasp; and charges Dollars 13. Haugen reckons they will be especially successful with people 'who come from countries where there are no elks'.
The Maharaja of Patiala booked 35 rooms and installed a silver bathtub and a private elevator in scarlet and gold lacquer.
"We all went through a stage where to wear nail lacquer was a sign that you were a dumb blonde," she says.