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lacquer

[ UK /lˈækɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫækɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
  2. a hard glossy coating
VERB
  1. coat with lacquer
    A lacquered box from China

How To Use lacquer In A Sentence

  • In the background is a large lacquered coffer, its side decorated with a flying bird and another perched in a tree.
  • Archaeologists were excited to find lots of bronzes, ceramics, lacquerworks, wood tomb figures, steel weapons and leather weapons, jewelry and even coloured drawings.
  • The lacquered cream cabinet sits on an elm stand, and there are four removable shelves inside. Times, Sunday Times
  • A crack ran down one side of the black lacquerwork. Conan The Magnificent
  • He gave me a gorgeous, black lacquer grand piano as a house-warming gift and for my wedding day he gave me a beautiful portrait of Billie Holiday.
  • The room smelled of new calfskin luggage and nail-lacquer remover.
  • The particle is an irritant, which causes the oyster to produce a lacquer-like substance called nacre. Daily Readings from Love Your Life
  • Or maybe it is because my hair is the same colour as popular lacquers which is what guys are noticing: “Gee, that would be the perfect colour for my deck coating.” Crip Lesbian Lolita Gothic: or "How my clothes control people."
  • Throughout the pavilion, the most costly materials were used: precious wood veneers and lacquer for furniture, silk damasks and velvets for upholstery, furs for coverlets and throws.
  • The oleoresins are then converted into a slow-drying natural lacquer, which is used to protect paintings and other works of art.
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