lacquer

== English == === Alternative forms === lacker (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lac. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.ɚ/ Homophone: lacker Rhymes: -ækə(ɹ) === Noun === lacquer (countable and uncountable, plural lacquers) A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc. Synonym: varnish ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lacquer (third-person singular simple present lacquers, present participle lacquering, simple past and past participle lacquered) To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “lacquer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “lacquer”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “lacquer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === claquer, Racquel, calquer