shellac
(noun, verb)
noun
1. lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
Definition categories: substance, lac
2. a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
Definition categories: man–made, varnish
verb
1. cover with shellac
- She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots
Similar word(s): shellack
Definition categories: contact, seal, varnish