lacquer
pronunciation
How to pronounce lacquer in British English:
UK [ˈlækə(r)]
How to pronounce lacquer in American English:
US [ˈlækɚ]
-
- Noun:
- a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- a hard glossy coating
-
- Verb:
- coat with lacquer
Word Origin
- lacquer
- lacquer: see lake
- lacquer (n.)
- 1570s as "dye obtained from lac;" 1670s as "lacquer," from obsolete French lacre, name for a kind of sealing wax, from Portuguese lacre, unexplained variant of lacca "resinous substance," from Arabic lakk, from Persian lak (see lac).
- lacquer (v.)
- "cover or coat with laqueur," 1680s, from lacquer (n.). Related: Lacquered; lacquering.
Example
- 1. The plywood covering of a wing was made from cloth and then covered with multi-layered aviation lacquer .
- 2. Lacquer , though , is still something in which western collectors lead the way .
- 3. As guests enter the room through a glowing burnt orange portal constructed in high gloss lacquer , it creates a grand sense of entry .
- 4. The dark mahogany lacquer bookshelves in the library alone feature about 400 bulbs illuminating a history , art , and biography collection .
- 5. Here is a calendar designed in the style of palekh lacquer miniature , but with beautiful half-naked russian girls and electronics !