Definition of Shellac

  • 1. Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white Noun
  • 2. A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood Noun
  • 3. Cover with shellac Verb

Morphology of "shellac"

  • shellacked
  • shellacking

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